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Kat Fuqua: Following ALL Her Horse Dreams
Wednesday, August 04 2021
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
Some people took up new hobbies like gardening or knitting during the global pandemic in 2020. Kat Fuqua took up dressage shows.
Even knowing how Kat excels in the hunter ring from ponies … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
A Family Business Raising Welsh Ponies
Monday, January 18 2021
Cheryl Maye
Fairfield, Virginia
Owner/Trainer, Maye Show Ponies
How long have you been part of the horse world?
I’ve been part of the horse world for 30-plus years.
What part do you play in the horse world?
I specialize in … [Read more]
- Published in Cover Story
Big Dreams and Lots of Fun With Ponies
Friday, October 16 2020
Hailey Guidry
10 years old, 5th grade
Metairie, Louisiana
How long have you been part of the horse world?
Not long at all; I started riding when I was around 7. I had a crazy pony named Frozen. A year … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Sofia Roberts: Old Soul and Big Heart for All Living Creatures
Monday, October 05 2020
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Meagan Gumpert co-owner of MAVEN Photo + Film.
When Sofia Roberts first saw a horse and rider jump, she knew that was what she wanted to do with her life. Now 16 with a collection … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Ponies, Pencils and Preservation
Friday, August 07 2020
Name: Caroline “Mosie” Pennington
City/State: Washington, D.C.
Grade: 6th
How long have you been part of the horse world?
I’ve been around horses my whole life. Our family has a racehorse farm in Virginia with breeding, training and re-training operations. … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Brooks Hull: From Pony Finals to Grand Prix
Thursday, August 06 2020
By Summer Grace
On the opening day of the FEI Children’s Nations Cup at the Palm Beach Masters, 12-year-old Brooks Hull mounted a borrowed horse he had only ridden three times. Despite an obvious shiner on his left eye along … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Everything Eventing with Boyd Martin
Wednesday, August 05 2020
What do you think about ponies as a kid’s first mount?
In my opinion, there’s no better mount when you’re a kid than a pony. I was lucky that when I was 11 years old, my parents bought me a … [Read more]
- Published in General
Maddie Tosh: Lead Line to Pony Finals
Tuesday, August 04 2020
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
Horses have always been a part of Maddie Tosh’s life. Her dad — and trainer — is acclaimed hunter rider and trainer Hunt Tosh. Now 14, Maddie has grown up learning the ins … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
The Prodigy’s Protégé: Tori Colvin and Parker Peacock
Monday, August 03 2020
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
To anyone who’s followed the national hunter-jumper world in the last decade, Victoria “Tori” Colvin is a household name. Her record-setting talent on horseback seems almost magical. From ponies and Best Child Rider … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Keely Bechtol’s Pony Finals Adventure
Thursday, December 15 2016
By Mandy Alexander
Each year, the United States Pony Club sends a team to the Pony Jumper Championships at Pony Finals held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. This year, team member Keely Bechtol, a 14-year-old C-2 Traditional member … [Read more]
- Published in General