Author Archives: Marina Callahan

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 global pandemic. Netflix had a captive audience, and...

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...

After an agonizing few months of lockdown limbo, we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. This isn't hyperbole. It's the view through the tunnel from...

If there is one thing dressage riders do really well, it’s breathing life into "classic" and "traditional" styles. While they prefer to keep everything within the [60 X 20 meter]...

“Riding is gentle on the body”—said no one ever. I once moved into a farmhouse to start a new job as a rider/groom. The (assumingly exhausted) girl before me didn’t...

Imagine for a minute that Huffington Post, Amazon and LinkedIn all got together to build one super site. But for horse people. So better. Meet Equishopper! The first online marketplace...