Four-star event rider Hilda Donahue has her sights set on the World Equestrian Games, but not in eventing. Instead of galloping four miles over fences, she wants to trot 100 miles in the endurance competition.
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Allie Sacksen was introduced to the sport of evening as a Pony Club member, obtaining her “A” rating at the age of 18. Although she was interested in gaining more experience within the sport, she
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After years of riding lesson horses, Katharine Stancliff found herself frustrated with the lack of progress her riding was making. Living in Illinois at the time, Katharine decided that the time had come for her
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Confidence is Ellie MacPhail’s keyword as she makes her final preparations for her CCI4* debut with RF Eloquence, a 10-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Sally Crane. After stepping back to the two-star level with “Ricky
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Lizzie Snow has had big plans for her and her black OTTB, Coal Creek, in 2015. Those big goals have always included a CCI4* debut in Kentucky, but it wasn’t until 2014 when that goal
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Laine Ashker is gearing up for her return to Rolex this year, her fourth trip with her veteran OTTB partner, Anthony Patch. Laine graciously took a few minutes to answer some of our questions as
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Lisa Barry found herself frustrated after a horse shopping trip to Europe left her with significantly less money and no horse to bring home with her. Donna Smith, whom Lisa had worked for briefly in
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Jennifer McFall and High Times had their first go at Rolex last year and are gearing up to take on Rolex again—and by the looks of it, the pair is bringing a lot of confidence
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Claire Jan wasn’t shopping for an upper level horse when she first met Artistic Flaire, a 14.2 Morgan gelding. Claire was 11 when she found “Ace” in 2009 as a 5-year-old, and it’s been a
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After spending six weeks in the States in 2008 working with Phillip Dutton and Boyd Martin, Lauren Balcomb knew she had to come back one day. It’s taken a few years, but she’s finally arranged
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Cody Sturgess has always seen something special in his OTTB mare, Imperial Melody. Purchased off the track as a two-year-old who had just raced one time, Imperial Melody (My Imperial Slew – Golden Melody, by Geiger
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Andrew McConnon made a good friend when he met Rachel Jurgens, who produced the 19-year-old OTTB gelding, Ziggy, to the CCI4* level as an amateur. After Rachel and Ziggy finished in the top 30 in
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Elisa Wallace wears many hats in the equestrian world, including her skill with training mustangs straight out of the wild and campaigning two horses at the upper levels. She’s about to add another to her
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There was something about the bay gelding that struck Leah as special on a chance visit to a racetrack in Martinsville, Illinois. She was looking for her next event horse, either to be a resale
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Zach Brandt experienced his first Rolex in 2005, 12 years old and a fresh new rider. “My mom took me, and I’d only been riding for about a year,” Zach recalled. “I remember hoping I’d
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The past year has been a whirlwind for Tamie Smith and her team at Next Level Eventing. Thanks to a shrewd eye for talented horses and a supportive team, Tamie’s found herself with four horses
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Tamie Smith had a rocking year in 2014, and she’s already on track to have an even better 2015. We took a few minutes to ask Tamie a few of our burning questions, and we’d
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Daniel Sarango fell in love with Pollard Eventing when he met Michael and Nathalie Pollard for an interview in 2012. A former resident of Ecuador, Daniel was looking for an opportunity in the U.S., carrying
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Life finally seemed back to normal for Javier Corradini last March. The popular coach of the eventing team at Columbia Horse Center in Maryland was back to riding and teaching full-time after beating testicular cancer
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PRO has released the latest edition of their behind the scenes series, “Faces of Eventing,” featuring Caroline Martin. In her interview, Caroline tells us all about her first horse and what’s it like to train
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Michael Pollard is a well-known name in the eventing world, what with representing the U.S. on the international stage, producing talented young horses through Chatsworth Stud, and indulging his entrepreneurial side with numerous other businesses.
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Arkansas native Jacob Fletcher has been back home for a few months now after spending a year abroad as a student for Australians Kevin McNab and Emma Dougall at their yard in Surrey, England. While he’d
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Sharon White is a perennial fan favorite rider, always eye catching in her orange cross country colors. Sharon’s also as friendly as they come, and she kindly took a few minutes while she made the
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