Tucked into the forests of northern Wisconsin is a family-owned and operated homestead known as Haven Pines. Run by Erin and Jonathan Sharp and their three children, the Sharps spend most of their winters operating a commercial sleigh ride...
It’s hardly unusual for horse lovers to fantasize about making a living with their favorite animals. A job as a trainer or veterinarian are often the only ones horse-crazy youth are told about, but plenty of people have successful...
Navajo Nation extends 27,000 square miles across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah; it’s the largest Native American reservation in the United States—bigger than Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont combined. But its horizon line and surrounding communities could not extend...
Sometimes the universe sends you what you need.
I’d lost Emmy, a magnificent, kind, motherly Thoroughbred mare, after her battle with a degenerative soft tissue disease. She was a horse that knows your thoughts before they’ve even made it to...
“I want my images intimate; to be about what a horseperson sees and feels when working with their horse—not standing back, but right up close,” says Juliet R. Harrison, who opened Equis Art Gallery in 2013 in Red Hook,...
Bubbly and full of infectious energy, Lily Voss is unabashedly a horse girl. After an accident as a teenager required her arm to be amputated, she could have hung up her spurs forever. But that’s not Lily’s style. She...
Spend time watching any herd of horses, and you’ll notice there’s always one that stands out: the boss mare. Her leadership role is unmistakable, a symbol of determination and resilience.
The boss mare’s independence and leadership are what inspired a...
When most of us think of “military might,” we think of fighter jets and submarines, but we would be remiss to forget the four-legged animals that have helped locate bombs, transport messages or carry soldiers through nearly every military...
I’ve known Connie DeMaio and Allison Malenfant, the two co-founders behind Redingote equestrian coveralls, for years. In fact, I was the first to preorder when we met at Jersey Fresh International 2017. Since then, I’ve watched these women grow...
Mother, grandmother, and winning 5* eventing rider—these three titles don’t typically go together. However, Tamie Smith, 49, is all of the above.
Based in Temecula, Calif., out of her Next Level Eventing barn, Tamie became the first American rider...
