The VIP Volunteer: Carroll Crowl Celebrates 40 Years of Volunteering
A lifelong horsewoman and current Kentucky resident, Carroll Crowl still remembers the exact moment she went from a competitor and spectator to a volunteer.
Against All Odds: Mary Sawyer Receives Second Century Ride Achievement Award
In 2022, Mary Sawyer became the first eventer to ever receive the USEA Century Ride Award with her own Unique Conversion. Three years later, history has repeated itself as Sawyer has done it again with Eclipse—Unique Conversion’s daughter.
Pop the Champagne: Debbie Lark Lemberger and Yoshi Complete Century Ride
Debbie Lark Lemberger’s riding career has been best defined by her love of spunky horses and her penchant for adrenaline. Now 75, she clearly hasn’t let the years that have gone by slow her down.
The VIP Volunteer: Meet Liz Brothers, Competitor, Owner, and Volunteer
Liz Brothers has played many roles in the eventing community, from horse owner and rider to co-owner of an upper level horse. Now she has another title to add to the list—VIP Volunteer.
The VIP Volunteer: Barb Bennett Loves 'Helping Make the Show Possible'
Growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, horses were far out of Barb Bennett’s reach. She made do by begging her parents for pony rides at local carnivals and daydreaming about a horse of her very own.
Susan Burwen and C Taz Go Claim Century Ride Achievement Award at Woodside Horse Trials
“Shall we do this together today?” Susan Burwen has been asking her horses that question every time she swings a leg up into the saddle for nearly three decades.
ECP Coach Ashley Johnson: Better Coaching for a Brighter Future
What makes a trainer qualified to coach? Could it be a master’s degree in psychology from Harvard University? A career as a five-star event rider? Being an ‘A’ rated Pony Club graduate? Getting your license as a U.S. Equestrian Federation ‘R’ judge and technical delegate for eventing?
'We Can All Celebrate Together’: Iron Bridge Hounds Pony Club Brings Home the Victory in USEA IEL Championship
Amidst the unbridled enthusiasm of the USEA Intercollegiate teams competing in this weekend’s USEA Intercollegiate & Interscholastic Eventing Championships at Stable View (Aiken, S.C.), the Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL) riders have held their own with displays of teamwork and horsemanship...
A Strong Start for Iron Bridge Hounds Pony Club in their USEA IEL Championship Debut
Kendal Fansler, Claire McMillan, Emma Whitaker, and Olive Dumais have been riding together for more than two years through their membership in the Iron Bridge Hounds Pony Club. Together, the teenagers have tackled Pony Club rallies, the intimidating Pony Club tradition of Quiz, and more. But this...
The VIP Volunteer: From Farm Shows to the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, Debbie Hinkle Does it All
Debbie Hinkle has long been a staple of the eventing community in Area VIII. While she hasn’t spent her entire life on a farm, she first started riding farm horses and volunteering at farm shows.
