This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on junior rider Ashley Stumm. Ashley is a third generation equestrian, sharing her passion for horses with her mom and grandmother. Her mom is the trainer at Greyhavens Farms in Zionsville, Indiana, and Ashley calls herself the catch rider of the farm. Ashley took time this week to chat with us about her background in horses and the big goals […]Read More

This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Junior Isabella Kacachos. Isabella is an animal lover at heart and enjoys spending her time with her pets both in and out of the barn. Isabella rides at Honey Tree Stables in Oxford, Ohio, and is working to bring along her adorable young pinto Warmblood mare. Isabella took a few minutes to chat with us this week about her […]Read More

This Sunday’s spotlight shines on a dear friend of World Equestrian Center, Paige Beisel. Paige and her husband David own and operate David Beisel Stables out of Goshen, Ohio and have attended shows at World Equestrian Center for many years. Paige’s passion for horses began early in life and she loves that she gets to share that passion with her family on a daily basis. […]Read More

The Sunday Spotlight usually focuses on Junior or Amateur riders, but this week, one Professional rider stood out to us and we could not resist sharing his story. Detroit-based Garo Kazan, 72 is originally from Istanbul, Turkey and emigrated to America in 1970. Although Garo has produced plenty of top-performing horses in his lifetime, in the last 10 years he has taken a ten year […]Read More

This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Faith Vergerio. Seventeen year old Faith trains with her Mom, Mandy Bittner-Vergerio, at Red Star Equestrian in Mars, Pennsylvania. Horses are a family affair for both Faith and her Mom, with Mandy having more than 35 years of riding experience under her belt. Mandy grew up riding horses at her family’s farm, then branched out to start her own business. […]Read More

This week’s Sunday Spotlight lands on Samantha Eckhout, an Amateur rider who started her riding career about two and a half years ago. We are all too aware that starting in equestrian sports as an adult can be extremely intimidating. However, Samantha has a fantastic sense of humor about her experiences starting as an adult; while her deep love for horses, riding and her barn […]Read More

This week’s Sunday Spotlight feature is thirteen year old Caroline Nadalin, a hard working young horsewoman with an obvious love for both the horse and the sport. Caroline took some time between showing this week to sit down with us and tell us about growing up riding, the lovable horses she has currently and her future goals in the industry. How did you get into […]Read More

This week’s Sunday Spotlight focuses on up and coming nineteen year old Amateur rider Logan Taylor. Logan is a passionate Jumper rider making a name for herself in the show ring through her own hard work and dedication to the sport. Logan rides with David Beisel at David Beisel Stables in Goshen, Ohio, and says she spends most of her days at the barn working […]Read More

This week, we introduce Amateur Aimee Kemper of Cincinnati, Ohio as our Sunday Spotlight feature. Aimee has been riding horses for the majority of her life and, even through a few breaks from the sport, always finds her feet back in the irons. According to Aimee, she has the “riding bug” that we all know too well. Aimee has worked hard for the many success […]Read More

This week’s Sunday Spotlight features 14 year old Madison Durchslag. Madison had a gradual start to her riding career, but is progressing quickly on her adorable grey gelding named Classic (Clearway x Ferraraii) and a sweet chestnut gelding named Rio’s Robinson, or “Robbie”. Madison’s enthusiasm caught our eye, and we love how passionate she is about her horses! How did you get into riding? My dad […]Read More