Godspeed to the Great Carlos Gracida
Sunday, April 13 2014
By Darlene Ricker
What kind of polo superstar gives one of his best-trained horses to another player who can’t afford to buy a safe mount? Treats a beginner with the same respect he does a student from the British royal … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
“Going, Going, Gone!” Sport Horse & Pony Auctions: Live & Online
Monday, March 10 2014
By Lauren R. Giannini
How do you know where to shop when you’re looking to buy a show horse or pony? Two family-run auction companies approach this question from similar yet different perspectives and locations: Flashpoint Bloodstock LLC and SVS … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
The Extraordinary Tori Colvin
Monday, February 17 2014
By Lauren R. Giannini
Victoria (Tori) Colvin, now 16 and driving, has been racking up rosettes, tri-colors and various Best Child/Junior Rider titles for many years. As a very young catch rider she climbed on the freshest, hottest ponies and … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature
One BIG Pony-Sized Secret
Sunday, January 05 2014
By Katie Navarra
Success on the A circuit is often equated with expensive horses and full-time professional training. There is no denying that this combination is critical to the success of many; however, every now and then riders like Julia … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Born & Bred in the USA
Monday, December 02 2013
By Lauren R. Giannini
Christine Vanneck lives by lessons she learned from her polo-playing grandfather, John Vanneck. “He always said don’t push the envelope, because the envelope will break,” she recalled. “We don’t push our horses, but they learn … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Why Ride a Stallion? Double H Farm’s Quentin Judge Gives Ten Reasons!
Monday, December 02 2013
Quentin Judge is a professional rider at Double H Farm, a world-class competition, sales and breeding operation based in Ridgefield, Connecticut, and Wellington, Florida. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Quentin has worked with some of the top professionals in the … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
From Killer Whales To Horses
Saturday, November 16 2013
By Lauren R. Giannini
Every equestrian has a tale of who and what influenced their horsemanship, but Shawna Karrasch offers a most unusual set of credentials: for 10 years she worked with orcas, dolphins and other sea mammals, training and … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
The Doolittle Sisters: Doing Great Things
Monday, October 21 2013
By Sheryl Kursar
You could hear a pin drop when 15-year-old Nicole Doolittle rode her horse, Tops, into the show jumping ring this past summer at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC). She was in first … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Jumping for Children
Saturday, October 05 2013
By Katie Navarra
Thirty years ago, Joan MacNair Petty was just another horse show mom sitting in the stands rooting for her daughter, Cam, during a show at the Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr. Horse Complex in Raleigh, North … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
The Absolutely Amazing Comeback of Devon Gibson
Saturday, October 05 2013
By Lauren R. Giannini
You can say that Devon Gibson is very lucky, that she lives a charmed life, that the stars were in alignment the day a horrific fall left the rider-trainer paralyzed from the neck down and … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight