Mint Julep: The Sweet Taste of Kentucky

By Bob Bell Each year when I arrive at Churchill Downs for the Oaks and Kentucky Derby in May, the first vendor I see is the one selling the mint julep in the official souvenir glass. Of course you start your morning with the sweet taste of Kentucky. Best known as the official drink of
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Unbridled with Louise Serio

By Lisa Davis Engel Top hunter trainer Louise Serio of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, a National Show Hunter Hall of Fame inductee at the prestigious Devon Horse Show, has won multiple hunter championships and most recently, the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular in Wellington. Owner of Derbydown, one of the foremost show hunter
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Unbridled with Bobby Genovese

By Lisa Davis Engel Polo player and entrepreneur Bobby Genovese, originally from Ontario, Canada, and now a current resident of the Bahamas, is a doting father to his two children and also dedicates his time, energy and resources to numerous philanthropic endeavors, especially those that serve children. In 2013, Bobby developed and launched BG Signature,
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Unbridled with Michael Matz

By Lisa Engel Michael Matz is an iconic horseman. In 2006 he was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame after riding in the 1976, 1992 and 1996 Olympics — including as part of the 1996 silver medal U.S. Show Jumping Team, where he also carried the flag for the closing ceremonies as a
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Unbridled with Taylor St. Jacques

By Lisa Engel Eighteen-year-old Taylor St. Jacques of Glen Allen, Virginia, wowed show jumping spectators at the 2017 Devon Horse Show by winning all of the equitation classes Junior Weekend. She then went on to win the 2017 $250,000 Black Barn Jr/Amateur Owner Jumper Prix in Saugerties, New York. Sidelines had the opportunity to catch
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Unbridled with Jean Lindgren

by Lisa Engel Jean Lindgren has greeted thousands over the years as the secretary for horse shows around the country including HITS Indio and Thermal, the Vermont Summer Festival, Skidmore, Old Salem Spring Horse Shows, the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden and the Meadowlands, Washington International and the Capital Challenge. For 30 years,
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Unbridled with Hayley Waters

By Lisa Engel Twenty-one-year-old Hayley Waters of Sparr, Florida, is on her way to being listed in the who’s-who of equestrians. Daughter of a well-known horse family, amateur rider Dana Waters and professional Chuck Waters, of Waterworks Farm in Sparr, and under Daniel Damen’s tutelage, Hayley has become a regular in the winner’s circles at
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Unbridled with Charlie Jayne

By Lisa Engel Charlie Jayne of Elgin, Illinois, is a talented grand prix rider who, in 2006, won the USET Foundation Maxine Beard Award recognizing accomplishment by an up-and-coming show jumper. As a junior rider, he also won the USET Talent Search Finals – East. By age 20, he represented the United States on the
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Unbridled with Betty Oare

  Lisa Engel  Betty Oare is considered the Grande Dame of the Hunters. A lifelong equestrian of over 70 years, Betty rode professionally for her father, J. Arthur Reynolds, in Tryon, North Carolina, until 1981. She has won at most of the nation’s top hunter shows and is also a USEF R judge. An iconic
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Unbridled with Peter Pletcher

By Lisa Engel Besides being a talented rider and horseman, Peter Pletcher is a hardworking and fun-loving individual and one of the top hunter-jumper trainers in the country. As the owner of PJP Farms in Magnolia, Texas, Peter boasts a successful riding career including winning the prestigious World Champion Hunter Rider award in 2002, 2004
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