Unbridled With Charles Ancona

By Jan Westmark Charles Ancona started his fashion career in skiwear while teaching skiing in Aspen, Colorado, specializing in technical stretch garments. When he made the jump to the equestrian world more than 11 years ago, he discovered equestrians are just as passionate about their riding clothes. For the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, Charles outfitted
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Espoir Equestrian: From Hope to Hanger

By Laura Scaletti Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible. Carolyn van Schalkwyk’s story of hope began in 2015 when she launched her Espoir Equestrian brand in her native South Africa. A lifelong equestrian with a creative mind and keen interest in fashion, Carolyn loves expressing herself through the arts. “I
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Upcycling Reins and Giving Back

Kathryn McMahon Rutherfordton, North Carolina Owner, Stitching Fox needlepoint shop, and executive director, Green River Foundation How long have you been part of the horse world?   My love of horses has been lifelong. I was raised in Augusta, Georgia, graduated from Sweet Briar College in Virginia and then spent the better part of my 12-year career
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Emily Owen: From First Responder to Equestrian Model

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek Emily Owen is always ready to lend a hand to those in need. Whether it’s catch riding horses, traversing the streets in her job or doing a photoshoot for a friend, Emily was born to make her community a better place.  As a child, when scary things
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Katrina Coldren: The Clothes Horse



By Laura Scaletti Katrina Coldren makes horse shows around the United States her runway. From Devon to the Washington International Horse Show to the National Horse Show and numerous others shows across America, some of the greatest champions in equestrian sport have worn bespoke apparel from Katrina’s equine apparel company, The Clothes Horse.  Since 1972,
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Eventing with Boyd Martin

What are your tips for a jog outfit? The veterinary inspection at a three-day event is a little bit about presenting your horse to the ground jury to make sure it’s fit and sound for the competition, and a little bit of a fashion show. Especially at the big events like the Land Rover Kentucky
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Ashley Busch: Living Life at Full Speed

By Britney Grover Portraits by Shawna Simmons Galloping polo ponies and racing stock cars aren’t the only things charging full speed ahead for Ashley Busch. This month, she’ll celebrate her 30th birthday — and Ashley is already living proof that molds are meant to be broken. She started breaking molds when she traded in her
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Alexa Fairchild: X Marks the Spot for Fashion and Dreaming

By Laura Scaletti For Alexa Fairchild, X marks the spot.  From an early age, this dreamer has been passionate about horses and high fashion. Today, at age 25, Alexa not only runs her own fashion line, Alexa Fairchild; she also competes at a Grand Prix level in dressage. Love and appreciation of fashion is literally
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Jake Nodar’s #Blessed Life: Horse Training and Entertaining

By Susan Friedland Portraits by Anna Smolens Three years ago, a bearded man in a nude leotard and platinum blond Cleopatra wig high-kicked, twirled and did the splits to a Sia song in his bedroom with a white miniature horse joining in the dance. The video clip of Jake Nodar and Tyrion — Jake’s white
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Living a Dream With Cruelty-Free Ruespari

Adrienne Marciano Entrepreneur — Pennsylvania and Florida How long have you been part of the horse world? I began riding when I was 8 because I begged my mom for one riding lesson for my birthday. I can still remember everything about that first lesson and I instantly fell in love. The pony was named
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