Snowden Clarke: Virginia Gentleman
Wednesday, June 10 2020
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
With blue eyes that twinkle when he smiles and a smile for all he encounters, Snowden Clarke is the epitome of old-school Virginia charm and horsemanship. Being a third-generation Virginia horseman, Snowden’s love … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Founder of Three IHSA Programs Anne Mather Brzezecki to be Honored
Thursday, September 21 2017
Anne Brzezicki will be honored at a retirement reception and dinner Sept. 22 at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where she served as the director of the equestrian programs
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
JUMPER ACTION WRAPS UP WEEK IV AT THE GULF COAST WINTER CLASSIC
Wednesday, March 08 2017
Holly Shepherd pilots Sky High to his first Grand Prix win in the $40,777 Kruse Cushion Ride Grand Prix Photo: Alison Hartwell Photography For Immediate Release: March 6, 2017 Gulfport, Mississippi Holly Shepherd of Grand Bay, Alabama and Loretta Patterson’s Sky High galloped away yesterday with their first Grand Prix win in the $40,777 Kruse Cushion Ride Grand Prix, presented by the City of Gulfport today on a course designed by former Assistant Olympic Course Designer for the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2016 Games, Manuel Esparza, of Mexico City, Mexico. Esparza set the first round time allowed at 83 seconds. “The course was well designed and had a nice flow to it.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Chincoteague – Sun, Surf and Ponies
Wednesday, March 08 2017
By Lauren R. Giannini
Chincoteague Island off the coast of Virginia is a wish-list destination for many, especially those who loved reading “Misty of Chincoteague,” a fictionalized tale published in 1947 about three real ponies: Misty, Phantom and Stormy. The … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Virginia Senter at the 2017 CPI in Wellington Florida on Sidelines TV
Tuesday, February 28 2017
Virginia Senter at the 2017 CPI in Wellington Florida on Sidelines TV
- Published in Sidelines TV
Loyal Sweet Briar Community Fights to Save College
Friday, May 29 2015
By Lauren R. Giannini
“Holla Holla Holla Nothing That You Cannot Do”: Sweet Briar College’s cheer can double as a battle cry. On March 3, 2015, the 114-year-old center of women’s learning seemed to be tottering on the brink of … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Finding Faith
Tuesday, May 05 2015
By Katie Navarra
Faith, a champagne-colored Quarter Horse, moved into the barn where Emily Lunsford of Leesburg, Virginia, took riding lessons and worked as a camp counselor. It was the summer of 2007 and the horse’s owner wanted a team … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Rita Mae Brown: Books, Breakfast and the Bravery of the Foxhunt!
Monday, December 02 2013
By Doris Degner-Foster
Rita Mae Brown is well known for the entertaining novels she writes where household pets and other animals take an active part in solving the murder mystery. She is also an advocate for equal rights and … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Diary of a Podium Hopeful: In the Beginning
Thursday, August 29 2013
With September around the corner I am reminded of two things a) the mounting pile of biology homework I am to complete and b) the approaching championship. I am still waiting for my official invitation letter from USHJA, but am hopeful that it should arrive soon
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Diary of a Podium Hopeful: In the Beginning
Thursday, August 29 2013
With September around the corner I am reminded of two things a) the mounting pile of biology homework I am to complete and b) the approaching championship. I am still waiting for my official invitation letter from USHJA, but am hopeful that it should arrive soon
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs