Category Archives: Interviews & Profiles

Both were foaled in 2003, a year when the respected Thoroughbred racing crop would include Sweetnorthernsaint, Bluegrass Cat, Lawyer Ron and Brother Derek among others. One was a son of...

The inaugural season of Major League Show Jumping, a new league of five-star events in North America, launched in Traverse City, MI, last week—the first of 10 events that will...

International show jumper Kelli Cruciotti-VanderVeen boasts a long list of accomplishments aboard her longtime mount, Hadja van Orshof. After all, the Belgian Warmblood mare took the 23-year-old young professional to...

There are singular announcer calls in racing that have come to define the glory of the sport. Who can forget “He’s moving like a tremendous machine!” Chic Anderson’s unforgettable analogy...

Alyssa Phillips is a name you should get used to hearing. The U25 ranked developing rider won the biggest event of her burgeoning career last month—the inaugural Lexington CCI4*-S at...

“Every rider will probably say sitting on a horse is their religion. You have something big in life that you’re working through—you get on a horse and go ride. They...

Valerie Pride owns and operates Blue Clover Eventing, born at least in part from the peculiar twist of fate that there is no option for professional women’s lacrosse as a...

In the world of Thoroughbred racing, famous jockeys are commonplace in every horsehousehold. In the U.S., there’s “Big Money” Mike Smith of Zenyatta and Arrogate fame. There’s three-time consecutive Eclipse...

The international equestrian scene flocks to Wellington, Florida every winter for the world class competition and warm weather. But it was Irish show jumper Darragh Kenny who brought some serious...

He was born royal as a Prince in the House of Saud, but chose to spend much of his life among the sights, smells and people of the common horse...

If equestrian style is classic, timeless and traditional, Dani Waldman is its resident wild child. Between her hair feathers, yoga pants, and lace show coat, the Israeli team member is...

When you interview a rider as iconic as Ludger Beerbaum the most difficult decision isn’t what questions to ask, it’s trying to narrow down which of his incredible accomplishments to...

It takes a certain type of person to truly understand, and appreciate, the role that “chance” plays in the story of life. This week's guest on The Jay Duke Show,...

“All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story”—Isak Dinesen Steve Melen is a lucky man. He's a successful financial advisor and a likeable person. It’s difficult...

Simply clearly a 6'5" or higher obstacle aboard a horse is an astounding feat. Seven year ago, Ireland's Susan Oakes' did it riding side saddle. On two different horses. In...

Falling in love with Canada is easy. If the breathtaking views and Tim Hortons coffee doesn't sweep you off your feet, the world class equestrian sport certainly will. Falling in...

I’m a deputy probation officer for Riverside County, California, and work primarily in a city called Desert Hot Springs. I check in on gang members after they’re released from prison...

When I was six years old, I harassed my parents every week to take me to see the barrel races at the Mesquite Rodeo. They were part of the event’s...

The American system for developing young jumper riders is based on intensive coaching and systemic development. Current wisdom dictates that riders start their career on hunters, learning accuracy and steering,...

Americans who have never traveled to Istanbul might not be able to readily imagine an entire island where horses are the means of transportation, but where they are rarely ridden...