Jami Heidegger spent years as an intrepid horse show mom. Ever the iconoclast, she says that "before sunscreen caught on, I was the one out there wearing my favorite ugly floppy anti-UV hat, my face slathered in zinc oxide. People always thought I was a [...]
As if on cue, grey clouds parted at midday on Saturday, December 13th to reveal a brilliant citrine sun against a cerulean blue sky. On a lush emerald carpet of pasture grass, 19-year-old show jumper Saphir 270 was the subject of a joyful appreciation party [...]
This May, the United States Equestrian Federation announced a new structure for the Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search, long known as a proving ground for top young riders in the USA. The Talent Search serves as a showcase for their show jumping skills, but in recent [...]
An American living outside Paris, France is the unofficial godmother to Nougat du Vallet, Katie Dinan’s phenomenal show jumper. Petite with a pixie hair cut, 57-year-old Sandy Kofmehl trained and competed Nougat de Vallet, better known as “NuNu” in the stable, to great success over [...]
Alexandra Crown is poised for next level success Most teenagers only dream of visiting an elegant castle in France. But in 2013, 18-year-old Alexandra Crown got to show jump at one! The seductive Château de Chantilly, complete with verdant emerald grass field and moat, serves [...]
With unmistakable style and a wild sense of humor, Jessie Drea lit up the Saut Hermès Jumping International in Paris, France, back in March. Her triumphant win on Touchable (Touchdown x Irco Mena) in the Les Talent Hermès under 25 team competition put her on [...]
Linda caught my eye at HITS Thermal when I spotted a gorgeous dark bay steed and her spry, well-turned out 72-year-old rider in the warm up ring with her lovely daughter, Colorado trainer Laurie Priboth Jueneman. Their story is truly inspiring! Dolce, a 16 year [...]
A first-timer’s account of competing in the Foxfield Jumping Derby by Winter Hoffman “Fortune Favors The Brave” is the inspirational slogan written inside all equestrian belts in the Hoffman household. I’m convinced that it was the lucky talisman that helped my daughter Zazou Hoffman win [...]
Eight year old rider Stella Wasserman, of Beverly Hills, California is definitely on Santa's "nice" list this year. Already a successful young pony rider who trains with Lesley Bulacek and Diane Dufoe at Cross Creek Farm, she likes to share her world with her friends [...]
We recently had the chance to sit down with the costume designer of the amazing live show, Odysseo. Michele Hamel is the woman behind the beautiful costumes in this latest Cavalia performance. We thank her greatly for taking the time to talk with us and [...]