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‘He Has Changed My Life’: 7 Things Spencer Smith Has Learned from Eric Lamaze
Earlier this Spring, 21-year-old Spencer Smith laid down the only clear round in the $132,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI3*. This was his first international grand prix, his first FEI...
‘He Has Changed My Life’: 7 Things Spencer Smith Has Learned from Eric Lamaze
Earlier this Spring, 21-year-old Spencer Smith laid down the only clear round in the $132,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI3*. This was his first international grand prix, his first FEI...
What It’s Really Like to Train Through Cancer
I started riding in Southlands, in Vancouver, B.C. in 1978 at Mimi Rollins’ barn. I’m still at the Southlands Riding Club today, and that's where I had my very first...
What It’s Really Like to Train Through Cancer
I started riding in Southlands, in Vancouver, B.C. in 1978 at Mimi Rollins’ barn. I’m still at the Southlands Riding Club today, and that's where I had my very first...
Before You Walk Into the Show Ring, Do These Five Things
Unfortunately, we don’t always wake up or get to a show feeling ready, excited, and unbeatable. In other words, we are not constantly in the right mindset for competition—ready to...
Before You Walk Into the Show Ring, Do These Five Things
Unfortunately, we don’t always wake up or get to a show feeling ready, excited, and unbeatable. In other words, we are not constantly in the right mindset for competition—ready to...
Why I Chose to Quit Riding Professionally to Pursue My University Degree
No matter what your chosen path, launching yourself into a new career is difficult under any circumstances. Now imagine that career is riding professionally on the competitive European circuit, and...
Why I Chose to Quit Riding Professionally to Pursue My University Degree
No matter what your chosen path, launching yourself into a new career is difficult under any circumstances. Now imagine that career is riding professionally on the competitive European circuit, and...
Ask Us: “I feel differently about riding now that my second child is born. Is that normal?”
We’re tracking down expert insights into your toughest, horse-related questions. In today’s edition, show jumper & mom Alexa Pessoa shares her thoughts on getting back into the ring after baby,...
Ask Us: “I feel differently about riding now that my second child is born. Is that normal?”
We’re tracking down expert insights into your toughest, horse-related questions. In today’s edition, show jumper & mom Alexa Pessoa shares her thoughts on getting back into the ring after baby,...
The Privilege of Struggle
I woke up this morning cocooned in forty-seven comforters, decorated with one aging Huskie mix just before dawn, but had no intentions of leaving this source of warmth for several...
The Privilege of Struggle
I woke up this morning cocooned in forty-seven comforters, decorated with one aging Huskie mix just before dawn, but had no intentions of leaving this source of warmth for several...
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