If you scroll too fast through Lily Rhodes’ Instagram page, you might simply see a college rider with a sunny demeanor posting handsome warmbloods, understated riding outfits, and an occasional gym selfie. You might miss her describing herself as an...
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Mellisa Warden had earned a vacation. In the summer of 2019, she was balancing her career as a USEA technical delegate and “R” judge with a job working for a local FEI veterinarian. She was also preparing to move up...
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This piece was originally posted on September 9, 2020. I have a vivid memory of riding in a clinic at the O’Connor farm in the pastoral hills of Virginia: I’ve finished for the day. My petite, dapple grey horse is settled...
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If there is a broad way to describe the nature of Dr. Auriel August, to set the context for this story, it’s this: she made two critical discoveries about herself before she turned 10 years old, deciding she wanted to...
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When her doctor told Susan Oakes, 37, of Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland that she would have two years left to ride before rheumatoid arthritis sidelined her, she created an extensive and ambitious bucket list of riding goals to complete while...
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