Unbridled with Beezie Madden
Thursday, April 04 2019
By Jan Westmark Social media influencers are all the rage now, but show jumper Beezie Madden has been influencing generations of young riders since long before social media existed. When young riders were asked who they looked up to the most in the equestrian world, Beezie was at the top of the list. Speaking of
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Unbridled with Betsy Juliano
Tuesday, March 05 2019
By Jan Westmark Betsy Juliano is a devoted supporter of U.S. dressage and can be found on the sidelines of the biggest shows around the world. She supports Laura Graves and Laura’s horse Verdades; Adrienne Lyle, who competes Betsy’s horses Salvino — they competed at WEG in Tryon — and Horizon; and Jennifer Baumert, who
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Unbridled with Tom Wright
Tuesday, January 29 2019
By Jan Westmark Accomplished trainer Tom Wright grew up in Malibu, California, and began riding at age 4 when his parents thought it would be a great hobby for him. Tom soon got a pony for $100 that they kept in the side yard. His riding career flourished as he got older and at the
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Unbridled with Isabel J. Kurek
Sunday, November 25 2018
By Britney Grover Photographer Isabel J. Kurek splits her time between the rolling hills and cross-country trails around Annapolis, Maryland, and the spotlights and painted jumps of Wellington, Florida. She grew up riding and spent years showing in the AA hunters, but now prefers cheering others on when it comes to competition — usually from
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Unbridled with Eileen Johnson
Monday, October 01 2018
By Lisa Davis Engel Eileen Johnson grew up in Norwich, Connecticut, a typical horse-crazy teen who would accompany her neighbor to her riding lessons, sitting on a fence wishing it was her in the saddle, but loving every minute of it. A high school class in jewelry making sparked a passion in Eileen at the
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Unbridled With Margie Engle
Tuesday, September 04 2018
By Jan Westmark If Hollywood made a movie about Olympic show jumper Margie Goldstein Engle — known in the horse show world as Marvelous Margie — the movie would feature a courageous small-in-stature rider from a non-horse family with a daredevil attitude and a great sense of humor who would grow up to become one
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Unbridled with Shelley Campf
Thursday, August 09 2018
By Britney Grover From her home base at OZ Incorporated in Canby, Oregon, just 30 minutes from downtown Portland, Shelley Campf and her husband, Jeff, run a national-level hunter, jumper and equitation barn. Both raised in Calgary, Canada, where Jeff’s mother was Shelley’s trainer, Jeff and Shelley are longstanding advocates of the equestrian community in
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Unbridled with Larry Langer
Monday, June 25 2018
By Britney Grover When it comes to the hunter-jumper industry, Larry Langer isn’t just a “been there, done that” kind of guy — he is there, doing that. Larry grew up riding and showing in New York, but is now a driving force behind the scenes of the West Coast hunter-jumper world. His experience riding
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Unbridled with Chester Weber
Thursday, May 24 2018
By Britney Grover In March, Chester Weber won the USEF Four-in-Hand Combined Driving National Championship — for the 15th time. Having grown up on his parents’ Live Oak Plantation in Ocala, Florida, Chester nurtured an early-emerging talent and became the youngest driver to be named to the U.S. Equestrian Team at just 18. He blazed
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Unbridled with Brian O’Connor
Tuesday, May 08 2018
By Lauren R. Giannini Brian O’Connor is the voice enjoyed throughout the horse world whether he’s announcing at international three-day events, horse shows or fundraisers for elite equestrian athletes. A member of the legendary O’Connor equestrian family, he’s the older son of Sally O’Connor and brother to David O’Connor, past president of US Equestrian and
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