Berry College: the riders

These are the riders who represented Berry College at the 2015 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championship in West Springfield, Mass. An “I” indicates that the rider represented the school as an individual. A “T” means he or she rode as a team member. Photo credit: Berry College Sports Information   Autumn Clark: Class: senior; … Read more

Scribing clinic to be held in NW Ga.

Do you want to learn more about the ins and outs of scribing for the dressage showring? Here’s your chance. Mary McGuire, of IRIDE, and Kimberly Wallace, of Fairhaven Farm, will be presenting a scribing clinic Saturday, Aug. 1. The clinic, sponsored by the Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia Dressage and Eventing Association, will be $30 per … Read more

Full circle: SCAD head eq coach leads her alma mater to national championship

353viewsThis past show season was especially poignant for Savannah College of Art and Design Head Equestrian Coach Ashley Henry, as it marked her 10th year coaching for her alma mater. She came to the school, she said, with a specific interest in its equestrian program. Although it’s widely known for its art and design offerings … Read more

Inside the rides: SCAD’s standouts talk IHSA Nationals

Standout rider: Ryan Genn: Ryan Genn, a Junior at SCAD, represented the team in the Individual Equitation on the Flat and in the Open Over Fences at this year’s Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association Nationals. He said the team’s emphasis on mental preparation was what really shone through during the classes. He attributed the team’s success to … Read more

2015 SCAD IHSA Nationals riders

These are the riders who represented Savannah College of Art and Design at the 2015 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championship in West Springfield, Mass. An “I” indicates that the rider represented the school as an individual. A “T” means he or she rode as a team member. (Photo credit: Savannah College of Art and … Read more

IHSA: anatomy of a national championship

379views  For the third time in its history, the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association has produced two championship teams from the same state. Here’s how all the moving pieces fit together.   FROM CE STAFF REPORTS This is a banner year for the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association; for only the third time in its 48-year history, it … Read more

Opinion: the battle for Sweet Briar is far from over

EDITOR’S NOTE:  The world learned just how determined and resourceful the Sweet Briar Vixens can be when the alumnae of the Virginia women’s college kicked off an aggressive attempt earlier this year to save their beloved alma mater from closure.  The negative reaction was widespread and swift among the alumnae when the college administration announced … Read more

Miguel Wilson is very possibly Atlanta’s next equestrian Olympian

890views BY LIZ CRUMBLY Editor In a sandy arena, the June sun beating down, a young man puts a jumper through its paces during an afternoon schooling session. The rider’s performance is so eye catching that a trainer teaching a lesson nearby stops her students to watch; her assessment of his talent: “He wants it.” … Read more

Chad Rice: education through competition

396views FROM CE STAFF REPORTS Chad Rice, CJF, is known among his farrier contemporaries for his quick wit and willingness to manufacture a practical joke at the drop of a hat. He’s taken ample opportunity to participate in his fair share of them while attending some of the nation’s most intense shoeing competitions, but when … Read more

How to escape the corporate grind: Sarah Dubois has done it

825viewsBY LIZ CRUMBLY Editor Breakaway Farm – the name symbolizes not just a new beginning but a bold start. That’s exactly what its owner, Sarah Dubois, was getting at when she christened her then-fledgling training business in Braselton, Ga. almost four years ago. And a bold start it was. Dubois began a new career, a … Read more

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