Phelps Sports’ contributing columnist Winter Hoffman has been documenting her quest to support diversity and inclusion i…
Finding Their Passion With Riders United: Adrina Player
In the third installment of Riders United series, Phelps Sports’ contributing columnist Winter Hoffman was joined by you…
Finding Their Passion With Riders United: Morganne Craig
In the second installment of Riders United series, Phelps Sports’ contributing columnist Winter Hoffman was joined…
Finding Their Passion With Riders United: Zoie Noelle Brogdon
Fifteen-year-old Zoie Noelle Brogdon is one of the more advanced riders to come out of the Thousand Oaks, California equ…
A Perfect Pairing in Irish Wonder Woman/Horse Breeder Marion Hughes and Wunderkind Rider Mikey Pender
Wellington, Fla – Feb. 19, 2020 – Twenty-year-old Irish rider Mikey Pender is zooming to 98th on the FEI ran…
Art World Professional Jasmine Chen Chasing Olympic Dream
Thirty-year-old Taiwanese rider Jasmine Chen competed in two World Equestrian Games and two Asian Games, medaling indivi…
Ava Stearns: Super Star Working Student and Outstanding Rider
North Run working student Ava Stearns was the Reserve Champion of the 2019 Platinum Performance/USEFShow Jumping Talent …
Emma Reichow: 2019 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West Champion
Seventeen-year-old Emma Reichow won the 2019 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West in a com…
Taylor Land: Young Georgia Athlete Making a Name in the Equestrian World
Twenty-seven year old Taylor Land has been racking up the ribbons this summer in Europe and the United States at the Try…
Texans Turning Heads – The Porter Brothers, Wilton and Lucas!
Texas transplants 25-year-old Wilton Porter and younger brother Lucas (age 22) are turning heads on the U.S. and Europea…
Alyce and Amélie Bittar, the Witty, Audacious and Talented Sisters Who ”Dream Big With A Plan” on Competing for Lebanon versus the USA
California-based Alyce (age 18) and Amélie (age 16) have swept the jumper ranks on the West Coast winning lots of prize …
Karen Polle ポーリーカレン: A Promising Athlete for Japan in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Twenty-six-year-old Karen Polle (ポーリーカレン) was born in Tokyo, Japan, but raised in New York City. In 2014, she made the s…
Ali Ramsay: In the Company of Olympians at HITS Coachella
I caught up with 28-year-old Canadian rider Ali Ramsay at HITS Coachella where she had a triumphant third place finish a…
A Persuasive Argument for the American Style Of Riding: Iconic Equitation Trainer Karen Healey’s Remarkable Influence on Dutch Rider Marielle Friesen
While training a group of sales horses at HITS Coachella Dutch rider Marielle Friesen and her partner Jan Verellen were …
Joker Arroyo: From Filipino Politics to Gold Medals
Joker Arroyo is an accomplished rider from a legendary political family in the Philippines. She is named after her activ…
Lindsay Sceats: From Surgery to Show Ring
Fourth year surgery resident and amateur jumper rider Lindsay Sceats discusses her transition to showjumping, her traini…
Sloan Hopson: Texas Talent Takes the Jumper Ring
No 10-gallon cowboy hat is needed for 18-year-old Sloan Hopson from Texas – she’s making her mark as a show jumper with …
Chandler Meadows: Taking California Talent to Europe
Twenty-three-year-old Californian Chandler Meadows traded the Newport seaside for the flower-filled meadows of Amsterdam…
Californian Hayden Zadel: A Natural Talent With a Passion for the Sport Heads to NAYC
Eighteen-year-old Hayden Zadel, from Monte Sereno, in Northern California, is out to make her mark at the FEI North Amer…
Vani Khosla: Showjumper and Innovator Applies Her Silicon Valley Skills to All Things Equestrian
At 26 years old, Vani Khosla is raking in the ribbons and making a name for herself in the jumper ring. She makes her ho…