Category Archives: ES Interviews & Profiles

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Haygain sponsored rider Jamie Barge is a short-listed member of the US show jumping team, a World Cup finalist, and a threat in any jump off. She's also hearing impaired....

Swiss show jumper Steve Guerdat has one of the most accomplished resumes in modern show jumping. There's the back-to-back World Cup Final titles he captured in 2015 and 2016. He has an Olympic team bronze...

In the fall 2013, Nayel Nassar (EGY) was at a turning point. Just months away from graduating Stanford University, the then 22-year-old was torn between horses and a professional life. Then they won...

2014 was an amazing year for me. I made the US dressage team for the first time. I competed on my first European tour and in my first championship. And...

It was a crazy time. Russia was set to host the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Six months before the Games they invaded Afghanistan. In protest, the Americans lead a boycott...

Show jumping was in my breeding, so to speak. Both my parents were professional riders, so I grew up at a horse show. I wouldn't say I was obsessed with...