Samia Staehle: Big Dreams and Stories Worth Telling
Friday, October 11 2019
By Tafra Donberger
Portraits by Kristin Lee
There’s no shortage of story lines in Samia Staehle’s book of life. From her childhood riding ponies on foreign soil to chasing leads as an Associated Press television producer and now rising through … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story
Taylor Hall: Life, Fashion and The Tried Equestrian
Thursday, September 19 2019
By Susan Friedland-Smith
Portraits by Kristin Lee
Taylor Hall experienced an unorthodox introduction to horseback riding, which left her confused at the end of her first lesson. Nevertheless, the young horse lover from Santa Clarita, California, persevered, showing successfully on … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story
Boots For Troops: How a Family of Equestrians Is Giving Back to America’s Veterans
Monday, September 16 2019
By Ruby Tevis
The horse is a universal symbol of freedom. Like many equestrians, Shane George of Magnolia, Texas, fell in love with the feeling of freedom from the back of a horse. As a USEF “R” judge, Shane has … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story
Kendel Neidermyer: From Front Flips to FWORDS
Tuesday, September 10 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster
Portraits by Michael Paniccia
Kendel Neidermyer has successfully fused couture fashion design with active sports clothing, including riding apparel. Although she doesn’t ride, she considers herself a part of the horse community.
“I had this moment in … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story
Laura and Dan Keen: A Marriage Made in Horse Heaven
Thursday, August 22 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster
Portraits by Kristie Nichols
A serious relationship between an amateur English hunter-jumper rider and a true professional cowboy may seem unlikely, but for Laura and Dan Keen, it works. Together they run L & D Sport Horses … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story
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 Cover Story
CANTER Pennsylvania: The Bridge Between Track and Homes for OTTBs
Monday, July 08 2019
By Britney Grover
Many Thoroughbreds are born and bred to race. Some of them love to run and would finish a race riderless; others never quite hit their stride on the track. But they all deserve caring homes when they … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story
Daniela Siberio: The Magic of the Lusitano Horse
Friday, June 28 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster
Portraits by Barbara Bower
When Daniela Siberio’s mother suggested a riding vacation in Portugal, Daniela wasn’t entirely enthusiastic at first — partly because it had been years since she had ridden, and also because there would be … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story
Daniel Bedoya: Riding For A Living From Bolivia to Texas
Friday, June 21 2019
By Tafra Donberger
Portraits by Kristie Nichols
It began some 3,600 miles away from Houston, Texas. It began, even, before Daniel Bedoya was the proverbial twinkle in his parents’ eyes.
You might say Daniel’s love of horses began with his … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story
Chloe Reid: From Family Ties to Finals Teams
Monday, June 03 2019
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek
Chloe Reid has been around famous equestrians her entire life. Her first time on a horse was with Olympic show jumper Lauren Hough — but Chloe doesn’t even remember it. “While Lauren … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story