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Love this super cool concept from the one-and-only Amy Dragoo. Her Instagram (@dragoophoto) is always an inspiration, and be sure to check out your horse show proofs at her website here.
Onward to your Tuesday News & Notes, which have a theme today — they’re all profiles I’ve enjoyed reading/watching this week:
What more can be written about Boyd Martin? As a journalist, getting assigned to profile one of the biggest riders in the land is exciting on one hand, but daunting on the other. Superfans of the sport have already read one million profiles of Boyd Martin, not to mention heard one million interviews and watched one million videos of his rides. I really admire Chronicle of the Horse writer Laura Lemon’s work, and she manages to bring something fresh, special and thoughtful to the table in this recent Boyd feature. [On Cue And Boyd Martin: Meet The Chronicle’s Overall Horse And Eventing Person Of The Year]
What more can be written about Tamie Smith? On a related note, the USEA just published an inspiring profile of another of America’s winning-est eventers, Tamie. Author Summer Grace delves deeper than Tamie’s in-the-saddle prowess, highlighting not only her impact as a fierce competitor but as someone who is truly invested the sport’s future. “I plan to be involved in this industry probably for much longer than I am even riding,” she says, “so it is important to me to try and make it better for those coming up after me.” [The USEA Lady Rider of 2021 is Leading the Charge in Elevating Eventing Competition on the West Coast]
Not all the best profiles are of five-star riders. Another thought-compelling Chronicle profile, by Allie Conrad: the story of Rachel Galambos and HS Wolf, her homebred Hungarian Warmblood-Thoroughbred cross (HS Warado—Colonel’s Daughter). Doing right by a horse means meet them where they’re at and being flexible with your ambitions. [Back From The Brink: Galambos Never Stopped Advocating For Her Homebred]
And … one more, from Clare Kelley of the USEA. In 2021 Cynthia Smith recorded 536 hours and 59 minutes of volunteer time, setting the standard with the most amount of volunteer hours recorded in a single year since the creation of the USEA Volunteer Incentive Program in 2016. The record-breaking number of volunteer time earned Smith the 2021 USEA Volunteer of the Year title. [2021 USEA Volunteer of the Year: Cynthia Smith and Her Record-Breaking Year]
Video: Little late to the party on this one, because I’m not exactly up on my non-horsey sports. I had to Google “Devin White” (FYI, he’s a Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker). He’s also a passionate equestrian.
