Cailin Caldwell: Jumping Around in Cow Country
Thursday, May 03 2018
By Katie Navarra
The Texas panhandle is synonymous with the stock horse. Working ranches are plentiful; cowboy boots and hats are standard attire. Among the cowgirls and cowboys is hunter-jumper competitor Cailin Caldwell. She trailers her horses an average of … [Read more]
- Published in General
Paige Flanders Luplow: Horses & Polo in Houston
Friday, February 16 2018
By Katie Navarra
Paige Flanders Luplow, a Houston, Texas, based instructor, is preparing the next generation for the sport of polo. Although she didn’t play until she was a teenager, she learned from two of the sport’s most accomplished riders. … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Elizabeth Letts’ Horse Tales: From Pony Club Rider to Best-Selling Author
Wednesday, May 24 2017
By Katie Navarra
Like many young girls, Elizabeth Letts devoured Marguerite Henry’s books. She enthusiastically read each one of the author’s classics from “King of the Wind” to “Misty of Chincoteague” and “Stormy: Misty’s Foal.” The books fueled … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Saly Glassman – Investing in Horses: From Foxhunting to Forbes, America’s No. 2 Top Woman Advisor Applies Life Lessons Learned From Horses
Wednesday, May 17 2017
By Katie Navarra
Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek
Each day begins before sunrise for Saly Glassman. Between 5:30 and 6 a.m. she kickstarts the day with a brisk walk with her dogs and a lifting workout or bike ride. She … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Spotlight
Sue Ziegler: From Scribbles to Award-Winning Artist
Friday, April 21 2017
By Katie Navarra
In two short years, Southern California artist Sue Ziegler transformed her drawing skills from scribbles into world-class, award-winning talent. “I couldn’t even draw stick figures until I was in my 50s,” Sue said.
One of her early … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Spotlight
Art of the Horse Campaign — Gigi Dover Enriches the Carolina Foothills With Art & Music
Tuesday, September 06 2016
By Katie Navarra
A 2,500 dollar bid, now 3,000
Now 3,000, will ya give me 3,500?
3,500 dollar bid, now 4,000,
Now 4,000, who will give me 5,000?
The rapid-fire auctioneer’s chant at the Art of the Horse gala will … [Read more]
- Published in General
Healing With Hooves: Loudoun Therapeutic Riding
Tuesday, June 07 2016
By Katie Navarra
Historians doubt that Winston Churchill actually said, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”
Regardless of who coined the phrase, it’s undeniable that horses have a … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Kaitlin Blythe’s Colorful Rise to the Top
Thursday, June 02 2016
By Katie Navarra
Many of today’s top trainers affectionately remember their introduction to horses. For most, it was about the same time they learned to walk. From that moment on they were hopelessly infatuated with horses and riding.
Kaitlin Blythe, … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Helping Riders Find Their Balance
Monday, June 29 2015
By Katie Navarra
Aboard a wooden rocking horse stabled in the waiting room of his father’s pediatrician office, Martin David Cohen spent hours with his “first horse.” Alternating between the rocking horse and a smaller rocking donkey, Martin tallied hours … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Life in the Art World
Monday, June 15 2015
Canadian Artist Melinda Brewer
By Katie Navarra
Canadian-based artist Melinda Brewer has dedicated her life to chronicling the sport of polo and its most accomplished horses. She’s been honored with countless awards and her artwork has hung in galleries across … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
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