Lindsay McLain grew up in Iowa, showing horses with her sisters, Maggie and Kelsey Gulling. With all three of their daughters showing at the same time, having a trainer was not an option for Steve and Carrie Gulling. So McLain learned to figure things out for herself. “We took lessons from older 4-H girls in […]
Anna Lia Sullivan tried soccer but it didn’t work out. She tried dance class too but that was a “no-go.” The 14-year-old from Southampton, New Jersey, insists she was a “pony girl” since the age of 2 and she says she just never grew out of that phase. So instead of fighting it….Sullivan turned her […]
Eighteen-year-old Lacey Olejar marches to the beat of her own drum. Always has. A self-proclaimed tomboy, this Whitehouse Station, New Jersey native has been horse crazy for as far back as she can remember. “I started showing on the open local circuit when I was 9 years old,” Olejar says. “The first horse my parents […]
At the horse shows Lindsey Gillette, of St Petersburg, Florida is a friendly competitor who loves her horses and her show family. But outside the pen she says she is best described as a “nerd.” “I love science in all its elements,” she admits. A middle school biology, algebra and chemistry teacher by profession, Gillette […]
Although she best describes her introduction into the world of horse shows as a “rough start,” Shannon Williams of Emerald, Wisconsin was bound and determined to live out her dream of showing horses. Now, she is doing just that. As a youngster, she rode an Appaloosa mare in mainly game events until her family purchased […]
She has looked up to her sister for as long as she can remember so when the zoo in her town sent out a brochure about riding lessons and Amie Bussing enrolled, that is all young Katie had to hear. A few years later Amie quit the sport but Katie was hooked. At the age […]
For Reddick, Florida based trainer Jenny Baker the best part about being a horse trainer is being able to wake up, walk out her door, and do what she loves every day. One of the most important things to her is to just be fair. “I try to be realistic and honest about their horse […]
An independent business woman who has traveled the world, Susan Juroe of Longmont, Colorado has had nothing short of an extraordinary life. But even with a successful career, she has found time to follow her dream of showing and breeding world caliber horses. It all started back with “Whipanie” a minimal liver chestnut registered Appaloosa […]
Fifteen-year-old Emily Drew of Houston, Texas, likens her show partner, Cadets Honor, to a 5-year-old boy with Attention Deficit Disorder. “He gets bored so fast that when we jump, we have to do jumper turns and tight corners just to keep his mind out of la la land,” she explains. “Same goes with the pattern […]
While the wheels of the horse industry have been turning, trainer Lonnie Cruse of Santa Fe, Texas, has been quietly producing multiple World and National Champions as long as anyone can remember, focusing on Appaloosas like his dad, Darold Cruse, did before him, as family tradition. “We’ve been in the Apps all our life. My […]
Masterson Farms, LLC, has announced that Casey Willis will be joining the farm Dec. 1 as its head trainer. In that role, he will be responsible for and supervise all training activities at the Somerville, Tennessee farm. He will be supported by assistant trainers Kaitlin LeBlanc, now at the farm, and Blair Townsend, who will […]
It’s the feeling she gets when she enters the show pen that keeps 13-year-old Rylee Morris of Nelsonville, Ohio interested in horses. “It’s great being able to do what I love,” she says. “I live my dream every time I show.” Her sister, Ashley Wood, is a professional trainer and propped Rylee up on a […]