To Succeed, You Have to Start: Jill Slater & RIATA Designs
Thursday, May 12 2022
By Britney Grover Jill Slater isn’t afraid to start a challenge, whether it’s a new business or a new sport. “What a crazy idea I had when I turned 50 years old: I wanted to take up competitive show jumping!” she said. “It was a bit of a frightening idea, but I have never
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Creating an App for the Equine World
Tuesday, May 10 2022
India Lynn Wilkinson Atlanta, Georgia, and Vero Beach, Florida Equestrian Marketing Consultant and Developer of Mane Street Market App How long have you been part of the horse world? I was one of the lucky ones who got a pony as a very young child; my family was not into horses at
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Two Women, One Great Company
Tuesday, May 10 2022
Katie Rosenfels and Raina King Founders of Free Ride Equestrian Katie lives in LaBelle, Florida, and Raina lives in Nokomis, Florida How did you become part of the horse world? Katie: My cousin had horses growing up, and around the age of 7 I caught the riding bug. Formal riding lessons started when
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Industry Innovator: Cathy Sacher & Essex Classics
Friday, May 06 2022
By Britney Grover Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek Cathy Sacher founded Essex Classics in 1985. Cathy Sacher knows show shirts: She’s been wearing them even longer than she’s been making them. She began taking riding lessons at 10 years old, showing locally through her teenage years. “I got a taste for the ‘A’ show
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Jesse Hall: The Blind Blacksmith
Tuesday, May 03 2022
By Britney Grover If it looks like blacksmith and craftsman Jesse Hall isn’t looking directly at the red-hot metal he’s working with, it’s because he’s not. Jesse is legally blind. He has Stargardt disease, a rare, hereditary eye disorder that affects the central field of vision—the vision most of us use on a
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George Charriez: Turning the Four Elements Into Art
Tuesday, May 03 2022
By Shya Beth You could say George Charriez’s journey into the art world is his whole life’s story—and that journey is constantly evolving in new ways. With a deep appreciation for the natural world from a young age, translating that into a love of art was easy for George. And within his chosen
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Twin Rivers Spring International Has Best in West Looking Ahead to Big Goals
Thursday, April 21 2022
April 17, 2022 By Jonathan Horowitz Paso Robles, CA — The 2022 Twin Rivers Spring International held over Easter Weekend in Paso Robles, Calif., was a key event for some of the West Coast’s top riders to assess their horses, and it proved to be a confidence booster for their journeys to the upper
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Stable View FEI CCI-S 2/3/4* & USEF/USEA H.T. Day Two Report
Tuesday, April 05 2022
Stable View FEI CCI-S 2/3/4* & USEF/USEA H.T. Day Two Report WITH GRATITUDE TO SPONSORS AIRLITE BEDDING, BANIXX, CAPALL PULSE THERAPY, FITS RIDING, THE MANE MONOGRAM, PURVIDA HEALTHY HORSE, AND VTO SADDLERY AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 2, 2022—Another sunny day for the Stable View Spring FEI CCI-S 2*/3*/4* and USEF/USEA Horse Trials concluded on Saturday
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Hailey Royce: Moving Up Goal by Big Goal
Monday, March 28 2022
By Haylie Kerstetter Portraits by Melissa Fuller Hailey competed for Zone 4 at the 2021 NAYC alongside teammates Zayna Rizvi, Ansgar Holtgers and Reid Arani, where they earned the team gold. Hailey Royce has always set big goals for herself, so when she decided to set her sights on the jumper ring, she made
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Photography, Horses and a Photographic Memory
Monday, March 28 2022
Melissa Fuller Palm City, Florida Editorial and Freelance Photographer Melissa Fuller How long have you been part of the horse world? My best friend in middle school had an Appaloosa mare that kicked off my love of horses. All my horse-crazy friends and I used to make our “dream horse” list by picking out
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