Please take a moment to welcome the newest addition to our team at Velvet Rider, Madelyn Bricken! She is a 21 year-old Dressage rider, currently residing in San Antonio, Texas. Growing up riding in the Hunter/Jumper Divisions on the East…
Please take a moment to welcome the newest addition to our team at Velvet Rider, Jeanine Biemond! Originally from The Netherlands, Jeanine now lives and works at a stable with her mom in Wellington, Florida. You can find her competing…
It’s easy to categorize people. You can make a few judgments based on their personality, place them in the appropriate stereotypes, then box them away. I am very easy to stereotype. Picture a young woman who is just type A enough…
Hi all! Sorry for not writing in a while! I have decided to dedicate this blog post to one of the most amazing horse shows of all time, the Reem Acra Dressage World Cup Final. This year I was lucky…
It’s an amazing feeling walking out of the warm up rings, down the stone pathway, and into the Rolex Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. Although this is not my first time at Rolex, it’s my first time grooming. Compared…
VR is so excited to welcome our newest guest blogger, Ashley Harvey! She has provided us with some wonderful insight into the life of a working student and how to make a successful, wonderful experience! *** In the eventing world,…
I’m totally sad that Rolex has come to an end after 4 exciting days of living and breathing equestrian sports. I had a fabulous time and will definitely be attending again plus I have a couple of feature articles planned…
Today was an outstanding day at Rolex…cross country, beautiful weather, great action. I don’t know if a horse event has ever gone by so fast for me. There was so much action happening all day that there was never a…
Let me start off by saying that I absolutely love Rolex and am having the best time! Second, so much has happened in two days I can barely keep up. I will do my best to do a bigger write…