Becca Roth: Jumping into the Eventing Life

By Ruby Tevis

Portraits by Adrienne Morella

When Becca Roth thinks about her future, she envisions galloping along the cross-country course at the Olympic Games. The 17-year-old eventer from Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, has big dreams and the courage to … [Read more]

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Kimmy Risser: The Rewards of Rescue

By Lauren R. Giannini

Kimberly Risser has a soft spot in her heart for horses, especially off-the-track Thoroughbreds, thanks to her junior show hunter and horse of a lifetime, Make My Day. So, when she rescued her first horse about … [Read more]

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Caitlin Brady: Meant to Be

By Britney Anderson

Caitlin Brady believes in “meant to be.” Whether it’s the immediate connection with her first horse at 5 years old, her once-in-a-lifetime horse Technique or the discovery of her calling to retrain off-the-track Thoroughbreds, Caitlin has followed … [Read more]

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Against the Odds

By Doris Degner-Foster

At the Totally Thoroughbred Horse Show at Pimlico Race Track in Maryland this past July, a young bay gelding named Atom was there mainly to gain experience. It was only his second show and his owner was … [Read more]

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Mary Jastrzemski — A Real Survivor

By Doris Degner-Foster

mary1Mary Jastrzemski began riding in a western saddle placed over a five-foot wooden coop jump. With her drink and some cookies within reach, 3-year-old Mary could “follow along” in the riding lesson with her mother at Quantico … [Read more]

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The Joys of Showing: A Rusty Rider and a Green Ex-Racehorse

By Susan Friedland-Smith

I admit I thought, “What did I get myself into? Why did I buy a green ex-racehorse?” when I took my off-the-track Thoroughbred, Tiz A Knight, to our first schooling show at the end of May. My … [Read more]

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