Written by Jennifer Sims What do you have when you mix an equestrian event as prestigious as the Longines Global Champions Tour of Paris, on the same grounds as the incredible Eiffel Tower? A fashion extravaganza! Parlanti, Alberto Fasciani, Dada Sport, Licarzo and Alexandra Ledermann [...]
Written by Peter HeidmannPhotos by Peter Heidmann, Shannon Moreaux, Cliff Montagne, and Wiltsie New From the moment you arrive in Ulaanbaatar’s Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) International Airport, you’ll be struck by contrasts. Signs throughout the airport, and indeed throughout the entire country, are often written [...]
"Take it from me: you will never truly know what the meaning of trust is until you are riding an Icelandic horse along the skirt of a mountainside, watching the loose rocks beneath his hooves kick-up and roll off the edge of a shadow of [...]
Anne-Marie Deschamps, they should have given you the job. From the very first moment I met this heroine of a Frenchwoman, it was clear what a force she was. She strode out of her garden gate, indignantly arguing with the taxi driver who was trying [...]
In the French village of Maizet, they love Americans. It sits less than 50 kilometers from the beaches of Normandy, and memories of Americans saving the French people to end the second World War are still fresh. The tiny village outside Caen, which was spared from [...]
A single morning of riding in Iceland provided enough scenic views and exciting moments to fill not only a magazine article, but an entire book. How do you sum up the trip of a lifetime? While I try to figure that out, let’s start with [...]
If you want to get to know a horse, spend eight hours per day in the saddle either riding him or observing him as he runs loose beside you. It was in that unique way to that I learned the personalities and herd dynamics of the [...]
Let’s go with “determined, ” rather than “stubborn,” when describing the people of Iceland. After all, it was a very determined farmer who, when told by the government that it would not be possible to develop a road along sheer ocean cliffs on the literal edge of the [...]
They say that the descent into the Ísafjörður Airport in Iceland is one of the world’s most difficult landings. The plane skims so close to the mountain on its right side that passengers can make out every rock and goat path on its slope before the [...]
It's been an adjustment living in Ireland, but not for the reasons you might think. Whenever I hear the clip clop of hooves I rush to my window to catch a glimpse of a carriage horse trotting down my street. So for me, and the [...]