Author Archives: Marina Callahan

The holiday season is full of magic, but when an equestrian closet grows three sizes in a day it's likely the result of a clearance sale. Like the one currently...

So, you've done the near impossible and landed the unicorn of women: a horse girl. Strong but elegant, confident but gentle, she loves you almost as much as she loves...

Your riding friends are special. They've been taking lessons with you since you learned how to post trot. They were present for every milestone that could be broken down into...

It's been a month of heartbreak and stress for New Hope Stables. The North Carolina farm lost four horses and has been caring around the clock for more than a...

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...

If you've been following the Thunderbird Harvest Welcome this week and didn't know who Katie Laurie was before, you certainly do now. On Thursday, the Australian rider captured the $37,000...

In the midst of a pandemic, nobody wants to think about a second quarantine. But New Hope Stables is locking down and not for the coronavirus. Several horses at the...

For many equestrians the journey to the top begins as a working student, as Jenny Erwin can attest. This classic origin story down the straw covered road doesn't always lead...

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge a rider by their boot socks? We think you can... Classic Black These classic Ovation Women's Tech Knee...

In a world where a global pandemic threatened to cancel every horse show we looked forward to in 2020, new heroes would rise: the COVID protocol enforcers. They stop you...

We've all seen one of those measurably corny horse girl flicks where the girl defies her father's wishes and sets out to tame a wild stallion. She whispers sweet nothings...

Happy Monday! The international day off for equestrians everywhere. If you're looking for ideas on how to unwind, the hashtag #SelfCare has 32 million hits on Instagram alone. A scroll...

They say life's too short to not eat dessert. Well, I say life is too short to not feed your horse the whole bag of treats. Okay, maybe not the...

You might know 27-year-old Adrienne Sternlicht from her clear round contribution to USA's team gold medal at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, NC. Or for her back-to-back FEI...

When I spent my first summer out of school as a working student, I made too many rookie mistakes to count. One of them was opting for a baggie, cotton...

Do you treat your tack trunk like Mary Poppins' bag? Have you ever struggled to find that one hind boot 10 minutes before your class? Or left a trail down...

A runway and a barn aisle might seem worlds apart, but you can find Janelle Kenney strutting down both. Just not in the same pair of shoes. Kenney is a...

Every year, hundreds of equestrians all across the globe go to retrieve their horses from turnout, only to find them prancing nude, while their sun/fly/rain sheet lays in tatters throughout...

If there were ever a perfect time to unleash the world's most bizarre yet intoxicating true crime documentary, it was during a pandemic. Netflix had a captive audience, and they...

Come hell or high water or torrential downpours, you're going to the barn. Just because you're undeterred by inclement weather doesn't mean you have to be uncomfortable, though. A wise...