Category Archives: Love

Horse Shows Are Engaging

"I've never been more nervous to go into the ring," said Venezuelan show jumper Antonio Martinez. For riders, weeks of preparation for two minutes in the ring is a familiar...

When Karrie Met Kevin

If good things come to those who wait, Kevin Winkel has done his time. And then some. The American show jumper took 20 YEARS to ask out fellow Grand Prix...

For the Love of Mares

In my younger (ok, MUCH younger) days, I didn’t like mares. They seemed unpredictable and difficult compared to geldings, or even stallions. I was wrong. In the feral society of...

The Badass Riding Club

In the past few years, a previously unsavory sounding term has become a hip way of describing someone with admirable, credible traits that the rest of us esteem: badass. In...

Mother Knows Best

In homage to maternal wisdom this Mother’s Day, we asked top riders across North America: “What’s the best advice your mom ever gave you?” [show-list]

I Sold My Best Friend…

I made one of the hardest decisions of my life last week. My own personal "Sophie’s Choice"—choosing between two beings that I considered sons—with no real perfect answer. I sold...