Author Archives: Anne Helmstadter

We have a problem in our house (and at our barn): Missing Spurs. Spurs take on a life of their own and disappear. All the time. But especially after horse...

When I was a junior I was fortunate to be able to ride with a young, up and coming rider and trainer, Beth Underhill. I vividly remember her sense of...

“He was just better than anything I’d ever sat on. And honestly, to date, probably the best thing I ever sat on.” Brianne Goutal fondly remembers the first time she...

Between 1982 and 1999, Peter Leone, was a mainstay on the US show jumping team. He jumped in six World Cup Finals, won the team silver at the 1996 Atlanta...

In my younger days I breezed racehorses alongside emus in the forests of Western Australia, galloped bareback through snow-laden fields in Canada, descended precipitously steep mountains on horseback in the...

Last fall I bought my 14-year-old daughter a jumper. She had just finished a successful season in the low jumpers on the local circuit and was ready to move up...

My pursuit of perfection has gotten me into a lot of trouble over the years. Both in and out of the saddle, it's led to paralysis and inaction more times than...

If your child rides horses there will come a time when you realize horses have infiltrated every aspect of your family’s life. These are some warning signs that you’ve hit...