Emily Wygod Bushnell: An Endeavor to Change Lives
Tuesday, May 13 2025
By Britney Grover
Emily Wygod Bushnell grew up valuing horses in her own life. She began riding first in New Jersey and then continued in San Diego, California, at Newmarket Farm under Cece Durante Bloum, Erin Durry and Lorrie DeRosa. … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Spotlight
Veronica Gogan: Enjoying Each and Every Moment of Her Difficult Journey
Tuesday, September 24 2024
By Kimberly Gatto
Portraits by Kacy Brown
Veronica Gogan was a horse-crazy teen with lofty dreams when she began to face some troubling symptoms. “It started with bouts of excruciating back pain, followed later by numbness in my lips and … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, Weekly Feature
Equest: Celebrating 40 Years of Royal Achievements
Thursday, June 24 2021
By Britney Grover
Excitement filled the air at Equest, Texas’ largest and oldest therapeutic horsemanship center, on a warm October day in 2000. The horses gleamed; the stable was clean; demonstration riders were at the ready. A 14-year-old girl with … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
The Magic of Therapeutic Riding
Tuesday, March 31 2015
By Taylor Renner
For many, horses are considered to be high-performance athletes and competitive partners, but sometimes their roles are much simpler than that — they’re teachers, healers and friends. These jobs, although they may seem small, have a much … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Making Miracles at SIRE Therapeutic Equestrian Centers
Tuesday, August 12 2014
By Dani Moritz
How do you describe therapeutic riding — what it is, what it does? You could describe it as sensory stimulation that inspires physical and emotional improvements among the mentally and physically disabled. You could say it mimics … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight