Growing up in the Westminster-based Hoofbeat 4-H Saddle Club and attending weekly horse shows at the Carroll County Agriculture Center helped shape 58-year-old Heidi Seipp Berry’s future. That future ...

When Christina Handshy is riding her horse, Joy, it is like being one with each other. Handshy, 16, has been training Joy in the art of dressage for the last four years as she has learned herself. "I ...

The highest levels of this popular equine sport lead to pro competitions and the Olympics. But the road to get to the top requires a lot of money, patience and luck. Dressage is a sport that requires ...

FRAMINGHAM — Wendy McKelvy began horseback riding later in life, but her passion for equestrian has run deep for many years. Like many kids, McKelvy wanted a pony growing up, but her family was unable ...

If your idea of horsemanship is an image of a cowpoke loping along on Old Paint, rounding up a few steers, you might want to upgrade your perspective at two upcoming area horse shows. The shows–this ...

To the untrained eye, rider and horse appear to move in fluid harmony. They go from walk to trot to canter like two dancers who have shared the stage for many years. Even at the quickest gait, the ...

Barbara Bend was in her 40s starting life with an empty nest. All four of her children — Drs. Richard Bend Jr., Ron, Amie and Eve — are chiropractors. All went to college, graduated and moved on — two ...