By Britney Grover Portraits by Melissa Fuller Kevin Kohmann’s career with horses began not with something he wanted to do, but with something he didn’t. “My mother always had horses; she still breeds dressage horses today,” Kevin said. “Originally, I resented them.” His mother had a few horses down the street from where Kevin grew

By Jessica Grutkowski Photos by Sophia Donohue It’s not every day that you meet anyone—let alone a talented adult amateur equestrian—who spends her weekdays in New York’s Suffolk County Police Department solving real-life crime. But for as long as she can remember, Alexandra Beyrer always dreamed of becoming a police officer. “Even as a little

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Sara Farrell Alex Baugh’s equestrian journey changed with a grandma/granddaughter trip to the 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event when she was just 8 years old. “I watched a rider gallop out of the Head of the Lake, jump this massive table and gallop off. I immediately knew that is what

By Shya Beth Maggie Robertson’s exploration of contrasting lines expresses the controlled power and tension that all horses, whether tamed or wild, commonly share. Maggie’s recent Big Blue Horses series effortlessly conveys this as a large canvas series that boldly explores the equine form and shows how seemingly simple lines can capture the energetic and

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Kacy Brown Horses have always been a family affair for Anna Marek. As a child, Anna and her mother took lessons together at the local barn where her mother had ridden as a teenager. Now a mother herself, Anna is sharing her passion for horses with her children, James and

By Jessica Grutkowski Portraits by Sophia Donohue Matthew Boddy has become such a familiar name on the scoreboard at Wellington International that it’s hard to believe the FEI show jumper once felt like a fish out of water walking the very same show grounds. As a young boy living in Northern England, Matthew remembers the

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Melissa Fuller For dressage rider Laila Edwards, the horse has always come first and the sport second. Walking out of a Short Stirrup class when she was 7 years old, Laila happily traded her winning blue ribbon for her friend’s pink fifth place ribbon. “I was young and didn’t fully

By Britney Grover Portraits by Melissa Fuller Kevin Kohmann’s career with horses began not with something he wanted to do, but with something he didn’t. “My mother always had horses; she still breeds dressage horses today,” Kevin said. “Originally, I resented them.” His mother had a few horses down the street from where Kevin grew