Yvonne Barteau is a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medalist and an FEI trainer for both horse and rider. She has experience training many different breeds and horses to the Grand Prix level. She and her husband Kim comprise KYB Dressage, a dressage training and exhibition operation located at Grand… Read more »

How to find your dream horse. Where to look, how to start and most importantly, are you ready? by Karen Prell Okay, now you’ve read that title and you’re scratching your head, thinking “There is no perfect horse”. Well what I’m talking about here is finding your perfect horse. You… Read more »

Using the wisdom and patience of age to discover a new way to ride and work with horses by Juliette Ober My husband is a competitive masters runner. We have a family friend who is one of the fastest runners in the world for men over 40. I’ve heard people… Read more »

Creating pathways for equestrians to experience the outdoors with their horses is Susan Stormer’s horse-related career. by Karen Braschayko Many of us only wish we could earn a living riding horses through forests and across beautiful landscapes, but Susan Stormer has found a way to do just that. She developed… Read more »

Helping horses (and their owners!) feel better is Dr. Crystal DeWitt’s equine career. by Karen Braschayko When your horse gets sick or looks lame, you put your faith in the person you call for help, hoping that veterinarian is competent, knowledgeable, and understands devotion to horses as much as you… Read more »

Susan Jeffers has made her career illustrating children’s books – many of them about horses. by Karen Braschayko Your local library probably holds several of Susan Jeffers’ children’s books, since she has illustrated around 40 of them. From portraying classics like Black Beauty, The Nutcracker, and the poems of Robert… Read more »

Learn about what it's like to be a volunteer for Donkey Assisted Therapy from Sarah Faulkner, a Saturday volunteer at The Donkey Sanctuary’s Centre in Sidmouth. by Sarah Faulkner I am a volunteer at The Donkey Sanctuary's Donkey Assisted Therapy (DAT) Centre in Sidmouth and have been helping with the monthly… Read more »

The Donkey Sanctuary’s Donkey Assisted Therapy Centres provide unique donkey riding therapy to children with special needs and disabilities and therapeutic visits for adults in care homes and hospices. by Claudia Foxcroft   Every year, approximately 46,000 children arrive at The Donkey Sanctuary centres in Belfast, Birmingham, Ivybridge, Leeds, Manchester and Sidmouth… Read more »

Georgina Bloomberg has made her career as an equestrian, author and philanthropist helping animal-centered charities. by Karen Braschayko Many have heard of her as the mayor of New York City’s daughter, but in the horse world she’s Georgina Bloomberg, award-winning professional Grand Prix show jumper sponsored by Ariat. Fiercely competitive,… Read more »

Horse photographer Emily Peak is "living the dream" photographing horses. She describes her inspiration and shares of her favorite equestrian photos. Since my grandparents and parents were all amateur shutterbugs, it seems as though I always had a hand-me-down camera in my hands. My love of horses has always been… Read more »