How Adaptability Increases Your Success Rate
Friday, September 16 2022
By Rob Jacobs The equestrian industry is one that requires those who participate in it to be flexible and able to adjust to the unpredictability of day-to-day operations. In general, most equestrians are routine oriented because we know our horses prefer routine. However, throughout the daily routine, there are often moments of change, whether expected
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Hope Glynn: Enjoying Her New Life
Tuesday, August 30 2022
By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Adrienne Morella If you could look up the term “hunter derby” in the dictionary, Hope Glynn’s name would be right beside it. Since the inception of the program, Hope has been drawn to the derbies for their combination of skill and elegance. “Growing up without nicer horses, the only way
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Be Aware of What You’re Building
Monday, August 29 2022
By Rob Jacobs If you have followed my writings throughout the year, you would have noticed the theme this year has been how to accomplish your individual goals within the equestrian industry. I can always remember feeling as though I would have to build the life I ultimately wanted for myself. It was clear the
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Sabina Chambers: Full Circle—Riding to Judging and Back
Thursday, July 21 2022
By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Ruby Tevis All it took was a nickel to get Sabina Chambers started with horses as a child. With a shiny coin in her hand, she gleefully inserted it into a mechanical horse ride outside of the local department store and began cantering away. When her nickel was up and
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Leadline
Tuesday, July 12 2022
Megan Storey was at the lead for Georgia Skrabek on Domino. Photo by Alice McKeen Paisley Mae Tesch on Farmore Adorable at the PEC October Rated Show. Annalie Pratt on Glynmagic Giselle, led by Sydnie Suarez at WEC Ocala Summer. Photo by Andrew Ryback Learning
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Unbridled with Bev Bedard
Thursday, June 30 2022
By Britney Grover Other than leaving for college, Bev Bedard has lived within 20 miles of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, all her life. She’s also loved horses all her life, so of course, whenever the Pennsylvania National Horse Show was in town, she begged her parents to take her every single day. When she
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An Industry In Need of Your Talent
Thursday, June 16 2022
By Rob Jacobs Like most Junior riders, when I was a child I thought the only paths in the equestrian industry were the ones I saw regularly. The trainer, barn manager, blacksmith and the veterinarian play active roles in the sport and are seen most often. As I got older and began to develop
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Being an Empathic Professional to Equine Athletes
Monday, June 06 2022
By Rob Jacobs Equestrian sport is unique in that the athletes are both the horse and the rider. Having an animal as an athletic partner adds challenges that may differ compared to other sports with only human partners. As a trainer of both horses and riders, I have found it beneficial to incorporate
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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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