Jumping Cross-Country – Part 2 with Boyd Martin
Saturday, March 06 2021
Last month we talked about jumping single fences, water and banks. This month we’re talking about ditches and jumps that include ditches. Like most cross-country obstacles out there, the main key to introducing your horse to jumping ditches is confidence. … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Chloe Smyth: Eventing With Hounds, Horses and Heart
Friday, February 26 2021
By Tafra Donberger
Portraits by Kristin Lee
After meeting eventer Chloe Smyth, it’s easy to see that she lives, breathes and dreams horses. Chloe has funneled her deep passion for the animals into a climb up the levels in the … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Jumping Cross-Country with Boyd Martin – Part 1
Saturday, February 06 2021
How do you handle and jump each type of cross-country obstacle?
Single Fences
Whenever I’m cross-country schooling, I like to start my session with single fences. I try to really practice the art of jumping out of stride and in … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Liz Halliday-Sharp: Shifting Gears
Wednesday, January 20 2021
By Josh Walker
Portraits by Alex Banks
Liz Halliday-Sharp’s father, Don Halliday, used to read her a poem called “To Risk” by William Arthur Ward, and she’s carried its powerful message with her throughout her life. She’s not shy about … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Eventing With Boyd Martin
Saturday, January 02 2021
What are your New Year’s resolutions?
January 1 every year is an exciting day. It’s the beginning of lots of high hopes, goals and dreams. Usually, as a professional rider, you’ve got a stable full of fresh, sound horses that … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Eventing with Boyd Martin
Saturday, December 26 2020
Given the ups and downs of 2020, how are you planning your 2021 competition season?
I’ve been lucky enough to be a professional event rider for the past 25 years of my life. At the beginning of each season, I … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
No Limitations for #TripleAmputeeEventer Jessica Thoma
Wednesday, December 23 2020
By Britney Grover
Portraits by D. Harrison
For 28-year-old Jessica Thoma, pursuing her riding passion has always been about working hard to overcome limitations. When she first discovered jumping on YouTube, Jessica couldn’t afford tack or a trailer for lessons … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Eventing with Boyd Martin
Saturday, December 05 2020
What’s your approach to training through the winter?
For me, training in winter is about fitness and about getting the horses conditioned for the upcoming season. The reality is that we won’t be competing again in the immediate future, so … [Read more]
- Published in General
Noah Stanlaske: Young Eventer With a Wise Mentor and Talented Horses
Wednesday, December 02 2020
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Adrienne Morella
Do you believe in fate? Eventer Noah Stanlaske does. At 14 years old, Noah has repeatedly been in the right place at the right time to let his equestrian aspirations take flight.
For … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Laura Douglas: Dreams, Determination and a One-Dollar Horse
Wednesday, October 07 2020
By Tafra Donberger
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
If you’d asked Laura Douglas four years ago where she would be with her riding career today, eventing wouldn’t have made it into her top three.
The well-versed equestrian, whose riding resume includes … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature