Interview by Emily Holowczak
photos by Janie Lazenby
Growing up on a cattle farm in East Yorkshire, England, Ben Atkinson never imagined he would become ...
Nayel Nassar is living his best life. After a 61 year hiatus, Nassar helped Egypt's equestrian team make history by qualifying for this year's Tokyo Ol...
Karl Cook is Walking and Talking his way through the day-to-day challenges of a champion show jumper
The 30-year-old professional equestrian, based ...
Dedication and confidence in herself and her horses are at the core of her success.
Read the story in the digital issue
World-class champion show jum...
Photos courtesy of Ralph Lauren | Photographer Sharif Hamza
One wouldn’t consider West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the sport of polo to be synonymou...
Fashion brands are reimagining equestrian apparel
by integrating modern elements with classic traditions.
(Click on the feature above or here.) See what...
Now, in its sixth year, the annual Equestrian Living Gold List has grownto become America’s leading survey of equestrians’ favorite brands, people, places, han...
A VISIT TO
EVERGATE STABLES
The weather toyed with us. Clusters of nimbus clouds hovered over Wellington, Florida, on the morning of our visit with Jennifer G...
Polo has long been associated with society’s upper crust, where fine champagne, floppy hats, and seersucker suits are de rigueur. It’s not an entirely unfounded...
Judy Richter grew up riding on what is now the TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB, and she has offered to share her memories.
The Trump National Golf Club, also known as ...
George Kamper's striking images celebrate the record event.
Earlier this year, the richest horse race in the world was run at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale B...
Lifelike replicas of beloved pets help support animal-related causes
One day, when Jennifer Williams was cuddling her beloved great Dane, Rufus, she thought to...
Show jumping’s elite assembled to compete in the Parisian saddler’s prestigious event.
Equestrian Living magazine has been fortunate to attend what may b...
Alessandro Albanese remains true to his roots and understated aesthetic.
I noticed the impeccable work of Alessandro Albanese long before I met him. It was...
It was the picture that launched a thousand riding lessons.
Lady Mary Crawley astride—or more correctly, aside—a black hunter, gazing from beneath a top ...
Where is the best place to live with your horses?
Ask thousands of people to name the best equestrian areas in America and chances are you’d get hundreds of di...
The alluring equine-centric hamlet, a mere 90 miles from New York City, boasts a lifestyle that feels worlds away.
A friend who honed his turn of phr...
Meet the renaissance cowboy of Texas. When Lyle isn't singing, song-writing, or on tour, he's at home with his horses spinning and sliding.
Lyle Lovett, ...
Guests indulge themselves at one of the most sought-after luxury castles in Ireland.
Castle Leslie Estate, one of the top luxury castle hotels in Ireland, is...
The Santa Ynez home of sculptor Pat Roberts, her "horse-whisperer" husband, dogs and deer.
The road to Flag is Up Farm is lined with towering old trees, ...
Al Shaqab is a new and impressive monument to the growing equestrian interest in Qatar.
The stadium complex—which is entirely devoted to horses—rivals the wo...
A legendary golf resort with equestrian pleasures galore.
Nestled alongside the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea, Casa de Campo makes its home on the cap...
Barn design is both an art and a science. America's top equestrian architects share their secrets.
Published Summer 2013
At EQ magazine, we regularly visi...
Steeped in history, this idyllic location offers equestrians a top-class training barn, miles of trails, and a short ride to Manhattan.
Published Winter 20...
If the sport of reining had a royal family, then the McQuays and McCutcheons would rise to the throne.
It’s challenging to see where one family ends and th...
During our two day visit with Lyle Lovett, we learned that, in addition to being a champion of reining, he's also a great photographer. See the story.
Please...
If Patagonia were a movie set, the director would tell the designers to dial it back.
Ruth Kennedy Sudduth was invited to privately tour several large ecolog...
Living the Wicked Good Life at the Connecticut Home of Ann and Denis Leary
Published Fall 2012
Interviewing an author poses numerous concerns for a writ...
Bridlewood Estate: An idyllic horse farm that is also a world-class vineyard
Published in Equestrian Living Fall 2012 issue.
As you turn off the Pacif...
EQ's inside look at Gotham North
This story appeared in EQLiving's Inaugural Issue in Fall 2012
She grew up in New York City, her father is a billionai...
Barn Design Masterclass with America's Top Equine Architects: EQ visits Great Road Farm, near Princeton, N.J. with John Blackburn.
Published Fall 2013
A fam...
From what was once Ant Hill Farm, equestriancoach.com now brings a host of world-class trainers and competitors right to your home.
Published Summer 2013
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A look back at Double H Farm
Originally published Winter 2012/13 issue
Hunter Harrison and Double H Farm are well known in the horse world. He is chairman ...
78 million boomers are looking at what's next. The first in an EQ series on places to consider.
Published Winter 2013
As 78 million people born between...
Carson Kressley is a city boy with southern charm
Published Fall 2013
After visiting a variety of elegant equestrian country estates, we thought it would...
Of all of the traditions that are associated with polo, tailgating has become one of the most enduring and widespread.
At some clubs, spectators simply park ...
With almost 300 polo clubs in the U.S., there is something for everyone.Published Fall 2013
Though polo is said to have been played by the Persians thousand...
For young equestrians, it's a great time to go to school. And whether you are an English, dressage, eventing, polo or western rider, there's a school team for y...
José Der began handcrafting custom boots and shoes in Havana, Cuba. More than 50 years ago, they opened their Brooklyn, N.Y., headquarters, where Der Dau keeps ...
This story was originally published in Fall 2013 — Updated March 2016 with a video of Lisa Mair's studio being visited by the PBS-TV show, This Old House.
In...
After creating the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, there isn't much time for life on the beach.
It's safe to say that most college riders at one of t...
As EQ's departments editor, I got to fulfill what was my childhood dream...visiting Breyer and making my own horse into one of a kind.
My friends and I, lik...
EQ’s Photography Director, George Kamper, captures the essence of Le Saut Hermés under the glass dome of the Grand Palais.
Published Summer 2013
Trave...
Visit with Arabian horse breeder Mindy Peters at her home in Beverly Hills and her farm in California's Santa Ynez Valley.
Published Summer 2013
EQ firs...
The saddle-making workshops are perched on the upper floors of Hermès’s 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore store in Paris.
Published Summer 2013
Access t...
Olympian Peter Leone tries riding on a college team and learns some valuable lessons.
With Carrie Wirth
Published Spring 2013
During my college years at Dr...
Seven young riders from around the country tell EQ about their college choices, and what they found when they got to school.
(Published Spring 2013)
Jorden ...
Amy's road to success includes her journey back to the barn
Published Spring 2013
When Amy Nauiokas was a little girl living in a small, semi-rural Co...
The amazing play is coming to a city near you. EQ takes you backstage.
After years of resounding success at New York City's Lincoln Center and an Oscar...
