Sport

Muthoni Kimani: “I Had to Recover Mentally Rather than Physically.”

Muthoni Kimani: “I Had to Recover Mentally Rather than Physically.”

Jessica Konopinski

Muthoni Kimani began riding when she was just three years old. Her friend’s mother owned a riding school, and Muthoni adored it right from the start. She had a natural...

Muthoni Kimani: “I Had to Recover Mentally Rather than Physically.”

Jessica Konopinski

Muthoni Kimani began riding when she was just three years old. Her friend’s mother owned a riding school, and Muthoni adored it right from the start. She had a natural...

The Journey Is the Goal

The Journey Is the Goal

Jessica Konopinski

I had the pleasure of organizing a clinic with Courtney Crane in the spring of 2021. Something I’ve learned to appreciate in great horse people, and something that I saw...

The Journey Is the Goal

Jessica Konopinski

I had the pleasure of organizing a clinic with Courtney Crane in the spring of 2021. Something I’ve learned to appreciate in great horse people, and something that I saw...

Three Disciplines, Three Takes on the North American Youth Championships (And Why They’re Still Worth the Hype)

Three Disciplines, Three Takes on the North American Youth Championships (And Why They’re Still Worth the Hype)

Jessica Konopinski

In the last three years, 23-year-old American show jumper Natalie Dean has climbed a lot of podiums. In early March, she took third place alongside the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team,...

Three Disciplines, Three Takes on the North American Youth Championships (And Why They’re Still Worth the Hype)

Jessica Konopinski

In the last three years, 23-year-old American show jumper Natalie Dean has climbed a lot of podiums. In early March, she took third place alongside the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team,...

Black Riders Need Helmets That Fit, Too: Talking Head Protection with Caitlin Gooch

Black Riders Need Helmets That Fit, Too: Talking Head Protection with Caitlin Gooch

Jessica Konopinski

Growing up around horses, Caitlin Gooch (Black cowgirl, mama of four, and the energy behind @saddleupandread) says she always wore a helmet. She credits her dad for always insisting on...

Black Riders Need Helmets That Fit, Too: Talking Head Protection with Caitlin Gooch

Jessica Konopinski

Growing up around horses, Caitlin Gooch (Black cowgirl, mama of four, and the energy behind @saddleupandread) says she always wore a helmet. She credits her dad for always insisting on...

What I Learned about Positive Reinforcement Impacted the Way I View Training

What I Learned about Positive Reinforcement Impacted the Way I View Training

Caroline Culbertson

Positive reinforcement training is gaining some recognition in the competitive horse sport world, especially as more riders begin to see the benefit of groundwork and how it can bridge the...

What I Learned about Positive Reinforcement Impacted the Way I View Training

Caroline Culbertson

Positive reinforcement training is gaining some recognition in the competitive horse sport world, especially as more riders begin to see the benefit of groundwork and how it can bridge the...

Sometimes, I Don't Like Riding (But the Magic Happens When I Do It Anyway)

Sometimes, I Don't Like Riding (But the Magic Happens When I Do It Anyway)

Maressa Levy

“Hey, I’m so sorry but I won’t be able to make it to my lesson tonight, I…”  I start and subsequently delete some version of that text more frequently than...

Sometimes, I Don't Like Riding (But the Magic Happens When I Do It Anyway)

Maressa Levy

“Hey, I’m so sorry but I won’t be able to make it to my lesson tonight, I…”  I start and subsequently delete some version of that text more frequently than...