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My charming, brilliant, handsomely dimpled, fun-loving husband of 18 years and father of our three sons, ages 12, 13, and 16, killed himself on July 2, 2018. He was 46. Was it situational depression after nearly a year of unemployment following previous decades of professional ups and downs?
Profiles
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward's youngest daughter reflects on her privileged but principled upbringing, her outstanding equitation career, and the philanthropic passion that now guides her life.
After winning a Pulitzer 25 years ago, she celebrated by buying a horse, a decision that enhanced her life and inspired her writing
What began in childhood as an inexplicable infatuation with horses evolved into into a vocation -- and an obsession -- for this five-time Eclipse-Award winning photographer
Gloria Steinem, “At a time when some still defined lesbians as pathological haters of men or class as a predictor of intelligence, Rita Mae proved them all wrong just by being her authentic self—and did it with humor and style,"
Arguably the most famous female jockey of all time and now a renowned NBC Sports analyst and author, she’s had a voracious appetite for victory since the day she was born.
Lynn Lloyd grew up poor in a non-horsey family then rode solo across America at the age of 23. She’s also held a man at gunpoint, used Bibles as kindling and taught prostitutes to hunt. And people love her for it.
An internationally renowned pediatric oncologist and philanthropist who founded the Ronald McDonald Houses and started a school for underprivileged children in North Philadelphia demonstrates what it means to pursue excellence in all its forms
Five years after a helmetless fall nearly killed dressage Olympian Courtney King Dye, her life looks nothing like what she envisioned for herself back then. It’s better than she ever imagined.
A six time Olympian and the first American to win an individual gold medal in any equestrian discipline, Bill Steinkraus was also an accomplished concert violinist, Wall Street analyst and WW2 vet
They’ve got cowboys, farriers, show jumpers, equine chiropractors, a dressage rider and a veterinarian, but the Clarke family is even greater than the sum of its parts.
Darley Newman, the creator of PBS’s award-winning travel show Equitrekking, left her former career behind to weave her three greatest passions into an inspiring new adventure.
Living Legend Profiles
She’s best known as a three-time Olympian, the first licensed female jockey and the first woman hired to fly a Lear Jet, but the impact she’s had on the lives of others may be her greatest achievement.
The legendary trainer reflects on the traits that made him the best in the business—and the personal price of that success.
Born a Hungarian aristocrat on the eve of World War II, he’s now dedicated to preserving classical dressage, the very endeavor he credits with his survival during the Soviet Occupation.
Ben Hardaway Is Still The Life Of The Party
The “outsider” master believes in going big or going home.
Features
A bit of tradition and a bit of cowboy combine for a whole lot of fun with the newly registered Big Sky Hounds of Montana.
In 2015, American Pharoah broke a 37-year Triple Crown dry spell and became the first horse to secure the newly minted Grand Slam of Racing.
The Arts
Many horse people may confess to feeling most at home in the barn, but with the help of some visionary restorative architects, the owners of these seven stunning structures have taken that sentiment one step further.
In his new series of paintings, the artist tackles the traditional sport of foxhunting, radically reimagining the subject matter.
The equine subjects of Ashley Collins’ paintings are just the beginning of the artist’s story.
This and That
Take a look behind the scenes at Northern Virginia’s new five-star equestrian-themed resort.
To the average American, she may be best known as “the almost-First Lady,” but a life-altering experience with multiple sclerosis and subsequent return to her first love, horses, inspired her to cast off that label and take up a cause.