Category Archives: Interviews & Profiles

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...

The average age of retirement in Canada is 63.6. Employees in the public sector tend to retire a little sooner at 61.5—*no comment*—and those in the private sector, a little...

Ellie Wood Baxter says it’s her straight back that helped her achieve prolific success in the hunter ring through the 1930s to 1960s. The pioneering rider was the most famous...

path·find·er/ˈpaTHˌfīndər/ noun: a person who goes ahead and discovers or shows others a path or way. In racing, “finding a path” refers to jockeys’ ability to guide a headstrong animal...

On August 19, 2015, when staff from Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) first laid eyes on Quest, a tiny emaciated grey stallion, they were shocked. The pony’s curled feet...

A true “mid-life crisis” is typically reserved for those over 40, but a mid-career crisis can happen any time. For Californian rider Karl Cook, the years following his successful junior...

Kathy Kusner is celebrated in American history for her show jumping prowess. Born in 1940 to a family of modest means and zero horse connections, she was an unlikely candidate...

American Olympian Margie Goldstein showed an affinity for animals long before she ever set foot in a stirrup. Growing up in the country as the youngest of three, she was...

When Horse Network's resident race reporter Richard R. Gross pitched an article on the changing whip rules in Thoroughbred racing, we suggested that he speak with a seasoned show jumping...

He is Canada's most decorated Olympic show jumper. He's the leading prize money earner at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, AB. And he's on a mission to qualify for Tokyo 2020—brain...

He's ranked number nine #8 in the world. He helped Ireland qualify their first Olympic team in 16 years. And he's got more international horses in rotation this year than...

Normally, when an athlete sits down with a member of the media for an interview, it's with a boiled down version of their story. A tale filtered for public consumption,...

On paper, Rowan Willis's mount Blue Movie was probably seemed like a bad investment for the first decade of her life. Foaled in 2006 and bred by Sue Welch, the...

Today, the name Beezie Madden is synonymous with American show jumping and Olympic medals. But there was a time when team USA's most decorated rider was short on both money...

It was a sun dappled, spring afternoon in Northern, Germany, an idyllic backdrop to the prize giving ceremony taking place at the Global Champions League (GCL) of Hamburg. For Jennifer...

Lisa McLean has a masters degree in psychology, but when her career took an unexpected turn towards fashion she didn't overanalyze. "When I was pregnant, I left my job and...

Riders who have come up through the ranks the old-fashioned way have certain traits in common. Most have been forced to move in order to pursue their craft in foreign...