Unbridled With Shawna Simmons
Wednesday, September 02 2020
By Jan Westmark
Photographer Shawna Simmons is well-known in the horse world for her black background portraits and beautiful photo shoots. Before she was an equestrian photographer, Shawna spent seven years in New York as an assistant, photo retoucher, stylist, … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
September 2020 – Table of Contents
Monday, August 17 2020
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CONTENTS
24 Katrina Coldren:
The Clothes Horse
32 Emily Owen:
From First Responder
to Equestrian Model
36 Dressage:
The Summer
That Never Was
38 Collegiate:
Britt Larson —
Dignity, Respect … [Read more]
- Published in 09-2020, Front Cover
Carrie Sarabella: Creating a New Life with Dog and Horse Snacks
Wednesday, February 26 2020
By Tafra Donberger. Portraits by Shawna Simmons - Carrie Sarabella’s interest in horses started when her grandfather would tell her — without ever taking her — that he was going to “feed the horses.” Thus the obsession began, and eventually her mother insisted he take Carrie with him. That was when they learned that “feed the horses” was his code for going to bet on racehorses at the track.
- Published in General
Kady Abrahamson: Balancing School with Riding, and Winning at Both
Friday, January 17 2020
By Britney Grover, Portraits by Shawna Simmons - Kady Abrahamson was riding before she could walk — and jumping before she knew how. “By the time I was 4, I would jump over logs by kicking the Western horses so they’d jump over instead of stepping over it,” she said.
- Published in General
Mary Eufemia: An Eye for Fancy
Tuesday, August 20 2019
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
Mary Eufemia grew up successfully showing hunters and equitation in Illinois before becoming a professional rider and trainer in Florida. In 1980, she and her husband, Kevin, founded Ravenwood Farm near Clearwater, Florida, … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Celebrating the Power of Pony Riders
Wednesday, August 07 2019
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
Standing by the pony ring at a horse show can give you a glimpse into life as a pony rider. It’s a world of young riders who are talented, determined, fearless (or at … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Haley Gassel: Show Jumping, Bodybuilding and a Passion for Excellence
Monday, July 22 2019
By Tafra Donberger
Photos by Shawna Simmons
Competitive edge: It’s what many equestrians have in spades. It’s a drive to do the best, to always do better, to keep improving. For show jumper Haley Gassel, the drive to compete keeps … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Juri Ito: Finding Shangri-La
Tuesday, July 16 2019
By Britney Grover
Photos by Shawna Simmons
Juri Ito discovered horses by accident while visiting a nuclear power plant in her home country of Japan. She didn’t know then that horses would not only become her life, but that they … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Allen Nabors: Leaving Hollywood for Horses
Tuesday, April 23 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
Allen Nabors has worked for years in movies and television, the most memorable for many fans being his role in “The Big Bang Theory” as Penny’s brief love interest, Doug. But if you … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Melinda Van Dyck: Life on Stage and on Horseback
Friday, March 29 2019
By Hope Ellis-Ashburn
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
Actress Melinda Van Dyck is a lifelong equestrian with Hollywood roots. The daughter of thespian Joan Bennett and screenwriter and producer Gene Markey, she was born in the 1930s and raised in the … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature