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Dressage – The Gift of Teaching
Thursday, November 27 2025
By George Williams
Reflecting about things this holiday season, I’m not sure why this riddle popped into my head: Who learns more, the student or the teacher? The answer is not always as obvious as one might think. I can … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
A Busy Fall for U.S. Dressage
Tuesday, November 25 2025
By George Williams
This seems like it might be the busiest fall on record, especially if you’re like me and think fall basically starts with Labor Day weekend and goes into December. Fitting in nine GAIG/USDF Regional Championships, one CDI3*, … [Read more]
- Published in General
Shelly Francis: Learning to Savor the Dressage Journey
Monday, November 17 2025
By Laila Edwards
Portraits by Kacy Brown
Dressage rider Shelly Francis fell in love with horses at a very young age and from the beginning, joy encompassed her in every moment that horses were around.
“My family had a Volkswagen … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Ruth Hogan Poulsen: Writing the Book on Dressage
Thursday, October 16 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Sara Farrell
From her first time on a pony, Ruth Hogan Poulsen has been enthralled with all things equine. “My dad worked with a woman who was a Connemara breeder. One day, they had a … [Read more]
- Published in General
Lauren Chumley: One of the Coolest Dressage Riders
Sunday, September 21 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Lauren Chumley has never followed a traditional path when it comes to her equestrian pursuits. One look at her Lauren Chumley Dressage website and you will quickly discover she isn’t your typical dressage … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Genay Vaughn: Believing, Breeding and Building Her Dreams
Tuesday, August 26 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner
During the Sacramento, California, flood in 1998, Michele Vaughn, a dressage professional, drove around the area with her truck and trailer helping rescue and relocate horses from the storm-ravaged area. Michele didn’t … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story, General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Heather Beachem Bell: Embracing Her Path in Life & Dressage
Thursday, August 21 2025
By Helen Townes
Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner
When she was 7, Heather Beachem Bell attended the 1996 Summer Olympics equestrian events in Atlanta, Georgia, with her family and insisted on wearing her paddock boots and stirrup earrings. “I wanted … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Adalynn Nelson, Darian Kauk & Claire Tucker: Laughing & Learning Dressage in Lincoln
Monday, July 14 2025
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Kt Schramm
Serenity Rose Equestrian Center is a unique dressage barn in Lincoln, Nebraska, run by 24-year-old USDF Bronze and Silver medalist Tillie Jones. Tillie, an expert on training riders along Young Rider path because … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story, General, Weekly Feature
Jenny Cunningham: Creating the Content of a Great Dressage Life
Monday, June 23 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kacy Brown
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. For Jenny Cunningham, a 2012 trip from Ireland to Vegas for her 21st birthday was just the beginning of her American story.
It was … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Emilie Goddard: A Heart for Haflingers and a Passion for Corgis
Friday, June 13 2025
By Jessica Grutkowski
Portraits by Sara Farrell
As a little girl growing up in Washington state, Emilie Goddard devoured every horse book she could find at her local library. No one in Emilie’s family rode horses, but she was largely … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature