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The USET Foundation’s “Victory at Versailles” benefit gala, presented by Lugano Diamonds, hosted more than 600 guests and raised over $2 million to support the American teams headed to the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.
PAIGE GEMMEL
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Artist Paige Gemmel creates whimsical and colorful paintings of fantastical creatures. Inspired by classic impressionists, vintage botanical illustrations, and Indian miniature art, her style is unique and bright.
With a love story that was meant to be, the couple begins their life together by blending their two homes and equestrian lives into a charming new residence, with the help of interior designer M. Douglas “Dougie” Mutch.
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Find luxury, adventure, and family fun at these travel destinations around the world in the eleventh annual EQ Travel Guide. Join us as we ride across the Egyptian deserts, glamp at Badminton, and enjoy the luxury of America’s only private island resort in Florida.
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Classic painter Linda Volrath showcases the vibrant equestrian sports community in Virginia’s horse country. Her complex sporting art scenes demonstrate her expertise in landscape, figurative, and action painting that come to life on her canvases.
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MARCH | APRIL 2024
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Reining legend Mandy McCutcheon tells EQLiving about her favorites, from hotels and music to shows and horses.
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Photographer Lisa Cueman tells us about a photo that she’s taken that embodies the feeling of freedom that one witnesses in watching a wild horse’s gallop.
EDITOR’S NOTE 8
Welcome to Equestrian Living
RESOURCES 94
Look for CONTACT INFO | PAGE 94 to find the products and services in this issue.
BARN DOGS 98
Dogstival returns this year to the United Kingdom, where thousands of dogs gather for sports, concerts, games, events, and more for people and their pups.
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Heading out on a journey? Check out this range of stylish and functional luggage options, from soft-sided to rugged spinners.
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Forest green, the color of nature, is a soothing tone with a wide appeal in home décor settings.
STYLE
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Hermès infuses its 2024 Spring-Summer Objects collection with lively palettes, imaginative shapes, and signature whimsy.
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Express your unique sense of style—whether sleek or bold—in equestrian renditions of the iconic cuff bracelet.
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Chef Gardo Vincken shares a recipe for grilled octopus from the Piaffe Lounge in Wellington, Florida.
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An excerpt from Dear Readers and Riders, a biography of the beloved author Marguerite Henry by Lettie Teague.
TECH
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Shock wave therapy provides relief from pain and improved performance at the cellular level for horses with injuries, diseases, and pain.
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A stud farm in Sweden focuses on sustainability with forwardthinking electric construction equipment.
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Fabulous farms and ranches.
Iconsider half the fun of traveling to be in the anticipation and planning. I enjoy researching the area’s must-see destinations and points of interest and then typically steer myself off the beaten path to ferret out the lesser-known gems of an area—whether in search of restaurants, quaint bookstores, or upand-coming galleries. Curiously, once I embark on my trip, it feels over before it begins. I assume this is indicative of having a grand time.
This year’s eleventh annual travel feature, with a balance of domestic and across-the-globe locations, is in step with current travel trends. In a recent IPX1031 survey, 50 percent of Americans plan to travel more this year, with 38 percent selecting international destinations.
Our senior editor, Jill Novotny, has gathered an enticing mix of locales to explore—some offering indulgent experiences just a hop, skip, and a jump away, to others catering to the globe-trotting
traveler searching for adventure in farflung locations. From African safaris on horseback to 19th-century hunting lodges in the Scottish Highlands, extraordinary journey options await.
For a more vivid account of two locations, we’ve included a personal diary of glamping at U.K.’s Badminton Retreat, which puts visitors in the heart of the 5-star annual event. Closer to home, our editor at large, Rebecca Baldridge’s inner cowgirl emerged as she traversed the beauty of Big Sky, Montana, and settled into the luxury of Lone Mountain Ranch.
On the home front, we visit two distinctively furnished homes of equestrians Peter Leone and BJ Ehrhardt. What might have seemed an unachievable task of combining the many years of art and furnishings collected by two separate households—BJ and Peter each owned their own homes—was flawlessly executed with the expertise of M. Douglas “Dougie” Mutch of Gracie Street Interior Design. The homes in Wellington, Florida, and Katonah, New York, each exude a harmonious environment displaying their combined lifetime love of horses, family, and storied careers, creating a haven for their horse-centric lifestyles.
To add to the creative tone of the issue, we showcase the distinctly different yet captivating styles of two artists. Classical painter Linda Volrath embraces the mood and energy of Virginia’s robust horse-sport community through lush palettes and vivid light. At the same time,
Paige Gemmel whimsically renders her fantastical creatures in a lively riot of colors and patterns.
We also have an appealing variety of style, décor, and culinary ideas throughout should you be looking for inspiration, as well as highlights of the USET Foundation’s “Victory in Versailles” benefit gala.
I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Wellington, collecting future features for Equestrian Living. Still, despite having a fully packed schedule, I was invigorated by the complete shift in environment and climate. I was reminded that travel presents myriad benefits and unexpected delights. Through chance introductions and discovering common threads, I recalled our magazine’s amazing connections and how far-reaching they extend in the marvelous world of horses.
I’m often reminded that serendipitous encounters often redefine expectations along the journey.
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Another riding discipline you’d love to try: Cow horse and cutting.
T. J. Maxx and Nordstrom Rack.
Favorite hotel: Southpoint Casino and Spa, Las Vegas. It’s such a cool hotel and has horse facilities.
Mandy is the NRHA’s highest money-earning and the association’s only female Million Dollar Rider. She has won events such as the NRHA Futurity, NRHA Derby, All American Quarter Horse Congress Non-Pro Futurity, and USET reining championships.
Favorite food to cook at home: I love to bake Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Favorite getaway: The Turks and Caicos. It’s so beautiful with the most amazing water.
Favorite show/venue: The Run For A Million (Mandy winning, below) and National Reining Breeders Classic are my two favorite horse show venues.
Best advice you were ever given:
Ride the horse that’s under you.
What is your greatest extravagance: Jumpers for our daughter Carlee.
Favorite charities: Danny & Ron’s Rescue, Moorcroft Foundation and the Reining Horse Sports Foundation.
Favorite restaurant: Pappas Bros. Steakhouse in Dallas, Texas.
Equine fine art photographer LISA CUEMAN is known for an intimate and reductive approach to photography that imparts her images with the power to contemplate the essential beauty and spirit of the horse.
This photograph, titled “Free Spirit,” is a result of a concept I had of trying to convey freedom—that intangible sensation within us that is awe-inspiring when witnessed in a horse. Watching a horse gallop unencumbered for the sheer joy of it or seeing wild horses roaming open lands or remote islands as they always have awakens our senses, and, for a moment in time, we are ever so present. This minimalistic image is an ode to that joy and that untamed spirit we celebrate. It is the only photograph that I have created that hangs in our home.
Lisa Cueman is an equine fine art photographer who specializes in photographing wild horses. Born and raised in Bermuda, Lisa’s foray into photography began in high school and honed through summer jobs, internships, and mentoring opportunities over the years. Inspired by the imagery of horses in water, Lisa began pilgrimages to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and elsewhere, melding her deep love of the sea, horses, and photography.
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HERMÈS infuses its 2024 SPRINGSUMMER OBJECTS COLLECTION with lively palettes, imaginative shapes, and signature whimsy throughout the collection’s accessories, home décor, and wearables.
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Chef Gardo Vincken shares a recipe for grilled octopus from the PIAFFE LOUNGE in Wellington, Florida.
Octopus, 4 pieces
5 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
¼ cup finely minced garlic
¼ teaspoon finely minced shallot
¼ teaspoon octopus vinaigrette
1 ounce minced chives
¼ teaspoon micro parsley
¼ teaspoon basil-infused olive oil
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Gardo Vincken, a chef and entrepreneur, was born in Valkenswaard, Netherlands. After finishing chef/restaurant school, he started in Holland’s restaurant and hospitality business, where he quickly moved up to managing restaurants, kitchens, and clubs. His entrepreneurial mindset recognized opportunities, and he started to rescue restaurants and develop dining concepts. He has since built many businesses in and outside of the hospitality world.
His love for hospitality led him and his wife to open a restaurant again in Germany. This penchant quickly grew, and they expanded into catering and events. They sold the restaurant in late 2018 to focus on events and catering.
Presently, Gardo works with Equestrian Sport Productions and Global Equestrian Group to bring fresh ideas to the hospitality division at Wellington International and has assumed the role of interim head chef in the kitchen at Wellington International.
Gardo’s strength is in very simple, clean cooking with a special love for meat. He treats his ingredients with respect and takes a direct approach, using few ingredients and letting the flavors speak for themselves.
The Piaffe Lounge, nestled in the heart of Wellington, Florida’s equestrian epicenter, adds a contemporary restaurant where diverse cuisine is center stage. Chef Gardo Vincken serves culinary options that transcend borders and celebrates the rich tapestry of tastes that define our modern world. The rotating selection of dishes—from a perfectly grilled catch-ofthe-day to a cooked-to-perfection Wagyu filet—allows diners to experience something different on each visit.
1. Char octopus tentacles. Allow to cool slightly and portion. Drizzle with basil-infused olive oil and reheat.
2. Mix halved cherry tomatoes with shallot, garlic, and chives. Dress with basil oil and season with salt and pepper.
3. Build the plate with a small mound of tomatoes on the base of the plate. Place the four pieces of octopus on top of the tomatoes. Place a couple of tomatoes on top of the octopus and garnish with micro parsley.
4. Drizzle vinaigrette over and slightly around the mound of octopus and tomatoes.
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The beloved books, faithful fans, and hidden private life of MARGUERITE HENRY.
While some of the stars of Marguerite Henry’s books were fictional composites and some were real, Wild Horse Annie, aka Velma Johnston, the heroine of Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West, was an altogether different sort of star. The relationship that developed between Johnston and Marguerite was much closer than the real-life heroes of her previous works, and more complicated. In many ways, Mustang was Marguerite’s most complex book.
Marguerite first discovered Velma Johnston and her work on behalf of wild horses in the book American Wild Horses by B.F. Beebe and James Johnson. She was at first intrigued by the fact it was written by someone named Beebe, thinking it was a relative of the Beebe family in Chincoteague (her bestseller Misty of Chincoteague had been published almost twenty years earlier). She and her editor Mary Alice Jones had been casting about for ideas for a new book while sitting in Marguerite’s study in Illinois, and when Marguerite handed Jones the Beebe book, the editor was taken with the idea of a book about Wild Horse Annie, too.
From A Biography of Lettie Teague. Reprinted with permission from Trafalgar Square Books.
Marguerite recounted the moment that the two women spent looking out over her snow-covered Midwestern lawn, and Marguerite imagined “sage and juniper and pine and horses being rounded up.” Within weeks of that moment, Marguerite was on her way to Reno to meet “Annie” (Johnston) and her mother “Ma Bronn.” Marguerite later noted, with some disappointment, that Johnston didn’t look quite as Marguerite had pictured. When Johnston met Marguerite’s plane in Reno, the writer was
surprised to find a slim, well-dressed woman who looked more like a secretary than a “rugged Westerner.”
The story of Johnston’s fight to save the Mustangs had begun many years earlier, long before she and Marguerite first met. It was 1950 and Johnston had followed a truck filled with terrified Mustangs to a rendering plant, which filled her with horror—and the resolve to do something to stop them. Johnston’s campaign to save the wild horses was a long, often dangerous battle with ranchers and cattlemen who threatened her life (and led Johnston to carry a gun), but she persevered, and her work eventually led to a law to protect wild horses and burros, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959.
The story of Johnston’s life and her fight to save the wild horses unspooled over many long, latenight conversations between the two women. Marguerite made many trips to Nevada, met with Johnston’s friends and her employer, and traveled to the courthouse where Johnston had first taken a stand against the roundup and slaughter of wild horses. Marguerite also visited the Double Lazy Heart Ranch where Johnston and her late husband Charlie had once lived, immersing herself as completely in the daily details of Johnston’s life as she had that of the Beebes (Misty of Chincoteague), the Mooneys (Black Gold), and the Gibsons (Born to Trot), although unlike all the other heroes of Marguerite’s books, Johnston was still living the hero’s role, and in fact, her work wasn’t done. If Johnston felt shy, Marguerite quickly disarmed her, asking just enough questions but not so many as to overwhelm. The two women became Continued on page 30
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so close while Marguerite was researching her book, it wasn’t surprising that some of what she wrote as Johnston’s thoughts in the book were once Marguerite’s own. For example, young Marguerite had skated to the library near her Milwaukee home, imagining herself a character in a book. Now she took those thoughts she’d had as a child and made them Johnston’s “Annie” character in Mustang: “Now books were my life. For these moments I skimmed across the ice with Hans Brinker…” Johnston had also been hospitalized with polio as a child, and perhaps because the two women had both suffered life-altering illnesses in their youth, theirs seemed even more of a twinned-fate.
Mafter all) and necessity, as she was often in danger of being killed by the ranchers she angered with her Mustang work. Johnston carried a gun at all times, and she liked a stiff drink or two. Her fondness for bourbon was well-documented. Marguerite, by comparison, was more of a teetotaler—although she did spend a few bleary nights with Johnston and a pitcher of Bloody Marys that left her unable to read her notes afterward.
arguerite and Johnston had both emerged triumphant over their childhood afflictions. Both had known struggle and success, though Marguerite’s life was clearly the more charmed. Unlike the rheumatic fever that had weakened Marguerite’s heart and necessitated frequent rests, Johnston’s bout with polio had left her permanently deformed. The two sides of her face were unmatched, thanks to the long time she’d spent in a body cast in a San Francisco hospital—something Marguerite and Robert Lougheed, Mustang’s illustrator, would treat with great sensitivity.
Marguerite made adjustments to some of the facts of Johnston’s life. Details that seem of little importance were “adapted” to suit her story, like how and where Johnston wrote a draft of the bill to protect wild horses for the Nevada State Legislature. In Mustang, Johnston’s character writes the draft beside a pot-bellied stove, but as the real Johnston later recounted, the true location was a bit less suitable for a children’s book. “I didn’t have a typewriter, so I went over to a bar, which was full of relics, borrowed a vintage L.C. Smith and sat down to a poker table. The bar owner asked the men to stop long enough for me to type the bill.”
Johnston was also “rougher around the edges” in real life than she was depicted in Marguerite’s book. It was partly by nature (she was a rancher’s daughter,
“Wild Horse Annie” (aka Velma Johnston, here on the left) was the heroine of Marguerite’s book Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West. Marguerite and Annie developed an extremely close and sometimes complicated relationship during the writing and promotion of the book. Photo courtesy of the Marguerite Henry Collection, The Kerlan, University of Minnesota Archives.
The two women sent letters back and forth for months, punctuated by in-person visits. Marguerite asked detailed questions of Johnston, and Johnston responded with detailed notes on her life and work. Was she essentially Marguerite’s unpaid research assistant in the telling of her life story? If she was, she was certainly willing, and Marguerite emphasized her importance over and over again, often referring to Mustang as “our book” in her letters.
The two women shared another bond that was oddly unremarked-upon by either one of them. Both had given up beloved horses—Johnston gave up her beloved buckskin Mustang Hobo (she became allergic to horses later in life) when she sold her ranch and moved into town to live with her mother. Hobo ended up living nearby but Johnston rarely visited. Marguerite gave Friday to the owner of a nearby stable when it came time for him to have a place to retire. But both women kept mementos from their riding days: Johnston had Hobo’s bridle and Marguerite kept Friday’s saddle, which she took to California when she and her husband, Sid, moved to Rancho Santa Fe a few years later.
Marguerite wrote much of Mustang while she and Sid were vacationing at the Camelback Inn & Resort Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. If she couldn’t have a horse, pony, or burro in her backyard as her inspiration, at least she could write with a view of the mountains and the Sonoran desert—in the comfort of a posh resort. Camelback was a regular destination for Marguerite and Sid; they’d vacationed there regularly for years so that Sid could escape the Midwestern winter and play golf.
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SHOCK WAVE THERAPY provides relief from pain and improves performance.
BY: MAGGIE CARTY GOLON AND DR. NICOLETTE SANTERCANGELO, DVM ALLEGHENY EQUINE ASSOCIATESShock wave therapy is a treatment used to improve healing and provide pain relief at the cellular level for horses with back pain, osteoarthritis, navicular disease, ligament/tendon injuries, foot injuries, and even wounds.
What is shock wave therapy? The treatment must be prescribed and performed by a veterinarian and involves a machine that generates sound waves. PulseVet’s family of shock-wave devices utilize an electrohydraulic source to create the most effective waves for veterinary purposes.
bone, and wound healing.
The treatment is regularly used in cases of suspensory ligament injury, tendon disease, navicular syndrome, neck or back pain and injuries, bone bruising, and many other orthopedic problems.
The area of the horse receiving treatment is first cleaned and a gel is applied to transmit the sound waves. A transducer is then placed on the area and emits high-energy sound waves that travel through the tissues. These sound waves create a rapid increase in pressure, which stimulates blood vessels and the healing process.
The shock waves penetrate the affected area’s tissue on a cellular level. The “mechanical pressure” encourages a natural chemical reaction that increases the production of natural healing factors in the treated area, which results in improved speed and quality of tendon, ligament,
Horses enjoy the benefits of this revolutionary and effective treatment because it’s minimally invasive, low risk, doesn’t require needles, and provides true relief from pain. Horses and owners alike generally get used to the “popping” sound the shock wave device makes during treatment. For particularly nervous horses, earplugs or mild sedation may be used.
Horses in injury rehabilitation programs also benefit from this stateof-the-art modality. Studies have shown that many performance horses have been managed with a set of two or three treatments repeated every four to six months. After receiving at least two sets of treatment, veterinarians have seen improved lameness scores and more comfortable horses.
Shock waves are also used for horses as a maintenance therapy. Horses at work require 48 hours of downtime post-treatment.
Shock wave therapy is also being used on our smaller animals, dogs, and cats, with equal success.
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November
Hosted by honorary chairmen Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen, the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation’s “Victory in Versailles” benefit gala presented by Lugano Diamonds had more than 600 guests in attendance and raised more than $2 million to support the U.S. equestrian teams that are headed for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, France.
The event also included live entertainment from The Legends of the Voice, a premier band comprising vocal performances from the stars of NBC’s hit show “The Voice” presented by HUB Private Client and the presentation of the USET Foundation’s most prestigious annual awards: The R. Bruce Duchossois Distinguished Trustee Award , given to a USET Foundation Trustee as a way to pay homage to the late Mr. Duchossois was presented to the USET Foundation’s Chairman, President, and CEO W. James McNerney, Jr.
The Lionel Guerrand-Hermès Trophy , given to a young rider who exemplifies both horsemanship and sportsmanship, was awarded to young show jumping athlete Zayna Rizvi.
The Whitney Stone Cup, a warded to an active competitor who displays consistent excellence in competition and high standards of sportsmanlike conduct, was presented to five-time show jumping Olympian and Olympic gold and silver medalist McLain Ward.
1 . Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen
2. The entrance to “Victory in Versailles”
3. Flo Fulton Miller
4. Five Rings Farm owners Louis Vinios and Zacharie Vinios
5. Zayna Rizvi, Judah Singer, and Yasmin Rizvi
6. Olympic show jumping silver medalist Jessica Springsteen and Monica McCourt
7 . Decor for “Victory in Versailles” included breathtaking florals and Parisian elements
8. USET Foundation Board of Trustees Vice President William H. Weeks (left) and USET Foundation Board of Trustees President, Chairman, and CEO W. James McNerney, Jr.
Whitney
Artist Paige Gemmel
All your animals—monkeys, dogs, horses, and others—are depicted in such vibrant style. Do you have a personal affinity for horses, or are you an equal animal lover?
I’d say I am an equal animal lover. I love nature and animals and depicting them in unusual or eclectic ways.
Do you consider yourself a horse person?
I’ve always loved horses and spending time around them. I love being in their presence and find them one of the most emotionally expressive animals.
Has your whimsical and colorful style evolved from earlier styles, or have these key elements always been reflected in your work?
I used to paint primarily people and mainly watercolors. When my fourth child was born, I started painting the Staffordshire dogs in my quirky, colorful style, which evolved into many other animals. I wanted to paint things I would like to hang in my home. I like a lot of white and neutral in my surroundings and clothing with pops of bright color. Whose work has inspired you over the years?
Henri Matisse, Harrison Howard, Andy Dixon, Ashley Longshore, Sarah Graham, Indian miniature art, and vintage botanical illustration.
You’ve collaborated with Anthropologie, Caspari, and other brands. Do you enjoy that process, and do you have any new collaborations in the works?
I do like collaborations, although they are not as profitable as they may seem. That is sometimes frustrating. I am now collaborating with a smaller line called Mary Marshmallow that offers linens, clothing, accessories, rugs, and more in my designs. I am still working with Jayes Studio, which offers Toleware, and I still sell some art prints with Anthropologie. I am always open to fun collaborations.
Where do you find creative inspiration?
I find inspiration everywhere. It can be a room with fantastic color combinations, textiles, flowers, plants, vintage illustrations, costume illustrations, timeless children’s books, beautiful packaging, or vintage labels.
I read that you love to travel. What location might be at the top of your list? I do love to travel and hope to do more in the near future. A few of my favorites have been Wengen, Switzerland, Florence, and Helsinki.
“I love nature and animals and depicting them in unusual or eclectic ways.”
OBY EMILY
HOLOWCZAKlympic show jumper PETER LEONE recently added another treasure to his trove of equestrian brilliance—a vintage estate nestled in the cozy hamlet of Katonah, New York. Together with his fiancée, BJ EHRHARDT, these two lifelong horse lovers have transformed the historic homestead into a sanctuary that effortlessly bridges their lives together.
Peter Leone is a household name in equestrian show jumping. He helped lead Team USA to a silver medal in the team show-jumping competition at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Peter has competed all over the world with numerous achievements on the European circuit, as well as championships back home, including the Wellington Equestrian Festival, the American Gold Cup, and the Devon Horse Show. Peter’s Lionshare Farm, based in Bedford, New York, boasts numerous A-list clients and recently opened a brand new private facility in Wellington. In 2022, Peter was one of the first trainers to leverage virtual reality as a training platform, keeping his business on the cutting edge of showjumping instruction. He continues to compete at the highest level, including a recent victory in the Grand Prix at CSI Bromont at age 63
BJ Ehrhardt is a professional equestrian in her own right. She owns Foxhedge Farm, based in Katonah, New York, and Wellington, Florida. In addition to managing her world-class farm, BJ’s professional riding resume includes success in the hunter and jumper rings at all levels, including grand prix. She is also known for her numerous sidesaddle championships at the National Horse Show, Harrisburg, Devon, and the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Most recently, BJ has competed in the ribbons at CSI Miami.
These two powerhouse talents originally met while competing as children in the pony hunters at shows across New Jersey. Their parents were friends, and the two families saw each other often. Peter and BJ went on to have separate successful careers and families. Continued on page 50
“When looking through the soft blue curtained window from our bedroom, I see the sloping grass field, followed by our old country barn, followed by a perfect ring with great footing and beautifully set jumps. Every morning when I wake up, I see my life’s dream is actually real. I smile, pinch myself, and start my day.”
— Peter Leone
Years later, life and horses brought Peter and BJ together again. One pivotal day in Wellington in 2019 sparked a newfound romance between the two.
“Thanks to a January rain day at WEF, I had a free afternoon and asked BJ out to lunch,” says Peter. “We have been together ever since.” It was a love story decades in the making, as the pair had always kept tabs on one another since their childhood friendship. Peter eventually sold his Florida condo and moved in with BJ at her farm (see page 54). Soon, they started farm-shopping together; the pair’s competitors-to-friends-to-lovers’ journey is fit for a storybook, and they needed a farm to match.
“Like our instant connection and attraction to each other in 2019, the 100-year-old French Country house and old-style barn, was the only home we looked at—it was only a matter of negotiating the purchase,” Peter says. “The privacy, the lay of the land, the old world home, and the quaint country barn was everything we dreamed of.”
To help transform their new property into a blended family home, Peter enlisted the help of longtime friend and designer M. Douglas “Dougie” Mutch of Gracie Street Interior Design Studio & Boutique (West Palm Beach, Florida). Gracie Street previously designed Peter’s Greenwich home, captured in Equestrian Living’s “At Home with Peter Leone” February/March 2020 edition. While the design of Peter’s charming cottage was a love letter to his storied career and family relics, the layout of Peter and BJ’s new Katonah home effortlessly blends two family aesthetics to create the dynamic, shared home of a couple deeply in love.
“The property itself is so charming and is set up so well for Peter, BJ, and their collective family to spend time together,” says Dougie. “It needed quite a bit of work, as any older home would,
but the charm and size were perfect for these two at this phase of their lives. The attached office, the home, the barn, and the guesthouse were all pretty much in move-in condition from a design point of view. We were charged with the task of blending the best of what each had in their existing homes.”
While Gracie Street already had a concise inventory of Peter’s belongings after his Greenwich cottage makeover, a trip to BJ’s family farm and home was needed to do the same with her belongings. Dougie, along with her associate, Sally Chase, set out to document what she owned and learn about her family history.
Then, the team returned to Florida to create a design plan. With photos and written documentation of all Peter and BJ owned, the designers set out to draw the house to scale, organize and sort all their belongings, and plan each room using the dimensions allowable and a style that would meld with each piece.
Peter shares, “Having worked with Dougie on two of my residences before, I had full confidence she could do the amazing–combine the treasured possessions and history of two different people and create a wonderful, warm home that literally resulted in one that feels like we have lived together for all our adult life. [There were] many good laughs and ‘oops’ along the way, but Dougie’s genius, vision, and feel for her job got us through.”
The result is a sophisticated space which seamlessly merges the lives of two top equestrian competitors into an interior that looks to have been there as long as the home itself. Dougie says, “Many of the furnishings [are] used in a totally different fashion than used in their former locations. We love utilizing items that clients already own as we tend to make everything new again!”
1. With both Peter’s and BJ’s passions being horses, Gracie Street had two lifetimes of equestrian collectibles to meld together seamlessly. 2. The hallways and transition spaces of the house made perfect backdrops for family photos. 3, 5. The sunroom overlooking the pool has a collection of large swivel lounge chairs for conversation, and all turn toward the pool area when the doors are open. 4. The rearing driftwood horse outside the main entry sets the stage for all who come to visit. 6. The dining room is a formal yet cozy environment for family members to gather for dinner with an amazing view of the farm.
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In what Gracie Street calls “longdistance design,” their team curated and numbered documents for Peter and BJ indicating what would be picked up from their existing homes and farms. The lists indicated which room or location each piece would be retrieved, the item number on the plan, and its new location in the new home. “We make this design process literally ‘paint by numbers’ so that we do not have to be on-site for anything until our installation days, also saving the clients quite a bit,” says Dougie.
Once the design team completed the initial staging, they created and suggested a design plan of a future wish list of all that Peter and BJ could do to tie a large bow around the property and its design. This gave the couple an idea of what they could do on their own, moving forward on their own timeline or with Gracie Street assisting as needed.
Peter and BJ can now relax and enjoy their private paradise with their horses right in the backyard. As the pair continue to dominate the show ring and train clients of all levels, they have the perfect space to escape into a world all their own. Whether greeting guests at the resplendent double front doors or sitting back to enjoy a cup of tea in a bespoke wingback chair, the Leone/Ehrhardt residence is a capstone to the couple’s new life together.
The Katonah property may be the perfect backdrop for Peter and BJ’s future wedding bells. Peter says, “Right now, we are having too much fun being engaged. I know we will marry someday and, when we do, it will be magical.”
Florida photos: 1. Peter and BJ share her Foxhedge Farm in Wellington, Florida. 2. BJ and Ziggy, the zebra. Zebra stripes star in the home’s decor. 3. Dog, Aspen.
f, dear reader, you have stumbled across my oeuvre in the past, you will be aware that I am a fantasist—one moment an Edwardian lady explorer, the next an F-35 pilot streaking over the Welsh hills—a veritable Walter Mitty in red lipstick. But, the potent combination of early exposure to reruns of Bonanza and The Big Valley with a recent dose of Yellowstone reawakened my inner cowgirl. Under the circumstances, there was only one course of action—dig out the Stetson and Go West!
BY REBECCA BALDRIDGE
I booked a stay at Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky, Montana, to get the hankering out of my system. And just as an F-35 pilot needs a wingman, so does a cowgirl. A quick call and my dear pal Davíd, a Ukrainian writer long domiciled in New York
City, reported for duty. We rolled off the plane in Bozeman raring to go.
To reach Lone Mountain, take Highway 191 south. A half-hour into the drive, expect to lose cell service as you pass through the heavily forested mountainous terrain, the road winding alongside the rushing Gallatin River. After about an hour of impossibly breathtaking scenery, you’ll find yourself gaining the gates of Lone Mountain Ranch.
A green valley stretches toward the tree line, with log cabins, each boasting a porch or verandah, positioned to maximize privacy. The main lodge, with a reception area, shop, and charmingly cozy bar (pro tip—order a Big Sky Bramble), sits to the left of the driveway, flanked by a beautifully landscaped garden. In the distance, smoke curls lazily from a fire pit. Further afield, at the crest of a small hill,
sits the famed Horn & Cantle restaurant, a culinary hotspot drawing diners from as far as Bozeman.
Our cabin, called Bighorn, stands on stilts over a fastmoving stream. Were it not already cold and damp in early September, I would sit on its verandah every evening. But the tranquil sound of water burbling over rocks can be heard from the cozy living room, and a wood-burning stove stands ready to banish any chill. The two bedrooms are spacious; one with a soaking tub and a shower larger than a New York City studio. I explore the minibar. Aside from a wealth of snacks and some fetching bandanas, one of which I don immediately, the hosts have thoughtfully included a few things we might need in the wilderness, including bear spray! I guess we really are in Montana.
My Ukrainian
Adventures await outside, luring us away from the charming cabin. First, we try our hands at axe-throwing. The competition is spirited, and we chivvy our guide, Devin Bieber, to join
in. For one shining moment, I’m convinced that victory is mine. But in what, for me, is a humiliating rally, Davíd pulls ahead for the win. Later, promises Devin, I’ll have a chance to redeem myself—perhaps archery will be my secret talent.
Redemption is not forthcoming, but I do learn to use a compound bow. The target is off-putting. The likeness of a twelve-point buck, Bambi’s father no doubt, regards me soulfully, and I abandon the bow. Aside from axe-throwing and archery, there’s awardwinning fly fishing, guided wilderness hiking, canoeing, a ropes course, paddle-boarding, and yoga (not very “cowboy” if you ask me, but maybe even cowboys need a namaste). And, of course, there is horseback riding, the main event for the wannabe cowgirl.
One activity you must not miss at Lone Mountain is a tour of Yellowstone Park with one of the ranch’s knowledgeable professionals. Since time was limited, our guide, Courtney Derrington, focused on some highlights.
I typically do not enjoy tours. I’m a bad listener. I have control issues. I am sometimes wrong (outrageous, I know, right?). The tour was fantastic, and Courtney was impressively
knowledgeable about the park’s geographic features and wildlife. We saw vast herds of bison grazing peacefully and a family of elk napping in the tall grass near a stream. We marveled at pools shrouded by steam and mud pits bubbling like a witch’s cauldron. The smell of hot sulphur and steam tickled our noses as we followed boardwalks winding through the Grand Prismatic and Fountain Paint Pots. The pièce de résistance—Old Faithful— burbled and spurted in short bursts until it reached its crescendo with a scalding fountain that leapt majestically skyward.
Next up on our agenda was the Lone Mountain Ranch Rodeo and barbeque. First stop, food. We snagged a couple of Moose Drools, an American brown ale from Big Sky Brewing, and I heaped a paper bowl with Frito Pie, a delicacy not typically found on the East Coast. We settled into the stands as a rider bearing Old Glory circled the ring, and Johnny Cash intoned “That Ragged Old Flag,” his voice rich with emotion. As the first notes of the
Star-Spangled Banner echoed over the arena, the sun broke from behind a cloud. My Ukrainian wingman, now a proud American citizen, blinked back a tear, hat over heart. I hoovered up one last, quick mouthful of the Frito Pie. I was just so hungry. As the anthem soared, I clutched at my throat. A Frito had become lodged sideways in my esophagus. The pain was excruciating. Tears streamed from my eyes. Davíd looked down and smiled at what he interpreted as an unexpected moment of patriotic feeling. With a great hacking, wheeze, I dislodged the Frito.
With survival assured, I was ready to enjoy the show. There was bronco riding, bull riding, and team roping. The horses and bulls bucked and writhed, doing their best to unseat their nettlesome riders, as the audience roared in approval. Two pickup riders, attired in lime green shirts, effected impressive rescues, literally “picking up” competitors before they were trampled or
Nestled in the Okavango Delta, Cha Cha Metsi Camp offers an unforgettable family safari. The Heli Horizons team greets guests before bringing them on a helicopter adventure in the sky, offering breathtaking views of the Delta’s sprawling plains and incredible wildlife.
The camp, designed to harmonize with nature, warmly welcomes guests with a lounge area that is a haven of comfort, featuring leather sofas and inviting cotton air chairs that encourage guests to feel immersed in bush life.
The living and dining areas overlook a permanent lake, providing constant opportunities to witness wildlife activity, such as elephants bathing just a few yards from your tent.
Dining at Cha Cha Metsi Camp is a communal affair, bringing guests and the owners together. The Niven family’s vision for the camp is evident in every meal, creating a harmonious relationship between nature and people. Days begin with light
breakfasts before morning adventures and decadent brunches. Afternoon tea is a delightful experience, featuring homemade iced tea, scones with clotted cream and strawberries, mini-quiches, and cucumber sandwiches. Guests can savor these treats while watching elephants splashing in the water, with baboons and zebras in the background.
Evenings bring communal dinners, made by chef Nketsang—masterpieces that combine modern dishes with local African flair—served around a wooden table with a true bush atmosphere. Nights are enchanting, with fireside gatherings and stargazing. Each day begins with the rising sun, offering various activities like game drives, walks, horse rides, or leisurely tent naps.
The camp’s commitment to the local community stands out, with staff from nearby villages and partnerships supporting local students. Cha Cha Metsi Camp provides an array of activities, from horseback rides to mokoro trips and guided walks.
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BY BADMINTON RETREAT WITH JAMIE FIELDS
One of the world’s most exciting equestrian competitions, the Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) fivestar events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It’s held each year in the park of Badminton House, the estate of the Duke of Beaufort.
“Do you get nervous before the cross country at Badminton?”
Top British eventer Alex Bragg: “Ummm, YES! If I didn’t, I don’t think I’d be human; have you seen the size of the jumps out there!”
“That’s one of the more printable questions our guest speakers got asked this year,” said Emily Lee,
who co-founded the Badminton Retreat glamping site with her husband, Barny. “Alex was also asked about lucky underwear. He was such a good sport!” she continued with a chuckle.
“We’re very lucky to have had some great eventing stars join us in the evenings, and Laura Collett came for a second time last year looking super glamourous. She handled Paul Tapners’ heckling with great aplomb; he’s so naughty! It’s so good of them to give their time, and the guests really enjoy the talks. They often stay afterward to mingle and chat, perhaps have a vodka and tonic— Laura—or a pint—Alex— it’s a really lovely relaxed atmosphere.”
Launched in 2019, the Badminton Retreat was heralded a resounding success, with hundreds of resident guests and day visitors enjoying the luxury glamping facilities, bar, and restaurant, situated
close to the action directly on the edge of the cross-country course at Huntsman’s Close.
“We start planning for the next year almost immediately after we’d packed and cleared everything off-site for the current one,” says Emily. “We have a debrief with all the team to identify issues that may have arisen, what worked well, and what could be improved, go through feedback received from guests, and think about what we can add for the next time. There’s a tremendous amount to organize behind the scenes, and we are dedicated to making it a really special experience for guests and visitors alike.”
Barny and Emily met while competing for Great Britain at a U-16 3-day event, and Emily continued to turn this into a career competing at the 5-star level, including Badminton. Since the arrival of their sons, Jonny and George, Emily has focused on coaching and is a South West of England regional U-18 coach for British Eventing. “Becoming a mother makes you think about
the wisdom of hurtling around a cross-country course!” she exclaimed. Barny achieved 4-star status in eventing before heading to university to study business studies and finance. Working through the summer holidays for a marquee company inspired him to start his own marquee company in 2003. Barny Lee Marquees has gone from strength to strength while remaining very much a family-run business. Their older son Jonny, who is 16 and sitting his exams in 2024, is showing great promise and commitment as an event rider, competing regularly at U-16 and now at U-18…George prefers art to horses!
Barny heads the team that builds the retreat site, which takes around a month of long days and hard work. “It’s pretty full on for about four to five weeks, but we have a great team with us, and the reward is the beaming faces of guests when they arrive. 2023 was a real challenge with the rain in the run-up, I think it was the wettest Badminton on record!” he grins, “We now
have quite a few returning guests both from the U.K., Australia, and the USA, who were very quick to book up for this year, so that’s really great!”
“We started a pop-up glamping site in 2017 for the Glastonbury music festival, aptly named the Glastonbury Retreat, which proved to be very popular. With our eventing background, it seemed an obvious next step to create a similar setup for the Badminton Horse Trials,” explains Barny. “We’d already been running the marquee business for nearly 20 years and were looking for a way to branch out that still had some connection to the existing business and complemented it.”
From the initial concept in 2017, to fruition in 2019, the Lees have created a hugely popular space with luxury safari tents furnished with proper beds and heating, a fantastic restaurant with award-winning chefs, and a fully licensed bar with big screens showing the days’ sporting coverage. With their
connections and friends in the eventing world, they have attracted some great guest speakers to join guests with Q and A sessions, stories of their eventing journeys, and tips for aspiring riders. In fact, competitors, owners, and trainers often relax in the Retreat Bar in the evening with a glass of something refreshing.
If you are looking for luxury glamping accommodations during the Badminton Horse Trials, then there really is no better place to be than at The Badminton Retreat.
Guests have exclusive access to the buggies to transport them to and from the shopping village so there’s no need to worry about carting all those must-have items about. With 24-hour security, hot showers, deluxe WCs, and a well-equipped vanity area, it’s a true home away from home that saw many guests returning last year and again this year.
Welcome to the Preserve, an exquisite resort spanning a private, gated 3,500-acre property. Residents and visitors may enjoy four seasons of flawless whiteglove service reinvented indoors and outdoors. With service this thorough and sophisticated, you’ll never want to leave.
The Preserve offers a diverse selection of accommodations, from contemporary townhomes and spacious single-family houses to intimate tiny homes, luxury rooms, and suites. Each accommodation was crafted to fit naturally within the resort’s magnificent setting and expresses the Preserve’s adventurous lifestyle.
Learn the art of fly fishing at any of the stocked ponds, test your skills at the sporting clay stations, or embrace nature on the breathtaking hiking trails. Seeking relaxation? The OH! Spa awaits. The Equestrian Center is a must-visit, providing direct access to Rhode Island’s trail system and of-
fering diverse riding experiences for the entire family. The large, insulated indoor arena ensures year-round comfort for riders of all skill levels, with meticulously maintained stables providing top-notch care 24/7.
One exceptionally unique experience at The Preserve is the Maker’s Mark Hobbit Houses. Every Hobbit House gives a mystical experience as they are built with tree trunks as part of their construction. A well-traveled route opens to finely carved circular wooden doors that swing open to reveal picturesque, beautifully built stone walls and stone flooring. This enchanting experience is finished by the flickering light of the candles, the lovely ornamental elements, world-class dining, and fine bourbon pairings.
The Preserve transcends a mere destination. Luxury, adventure, and family quality time unite to create a canvas where families can paint memories of laughter, wonder, and shared experiences.
In the heart of Key West, the Ocean Key Resort & Spa is a haven of tranquility and luxury. The resort’s unique address, Zero Duval Street, is a testament to its exclusivity and prestige.
Located adjacent to the famous Mallory Square in the historic Old Town of Key West, the resort has a rich and fascinating history. It has been a hub of creativity and hospitality for artists, authors, and all kinds of characters for years. The neighborhood surrounding the resort is a delightful mix of cultures, making it a unique place to explore.
The resort boasts a range of world-class amenities, including a full-service spa, fitness center, and infinity pool overlooking the ocean. Its culinary offerings are also first-class, with several
restaurants and bars serving a variety of cuisines and drinks.
One of the resort’s restaurants, Hot Tin Roof, is a stunning space with a magnificent dining room and verandah overlooking the harbor. The dining area features exquisite teak woodwork and a hand-painted ceiling, creating a warm and romantic atmosphere. The restaurant’s highlight is the sunset view, making it a popular spot in Key West. The world-class dining options blend Caribbean cuisine with traditional favorites, and the dessert menu is not to be avoided!
Just steps from the resort are white sand beaches and turquoise water, including Key West’s longest beach lined with coconut palms. Activities abound at the local beaches, from volleyball and kayaking to paddle boarding and snorkeling.
Ride Egypt, Egypt’s leading equestrian adventure company, has just introduced the “Tombs, Dunes, and Kingdoms” ride. The journey offers adventure-seeking equestrians and travel enthusiasts a unique opportunity to explore Egypt’s rich history, diverse landscapes, and ancient cultural heritage on horseback.
The ride blends equestrian exploration with archaeological discovery, guiding participants through Egypt’s captivating landscapes. From the iconic pyramids and tombs of Giza to the majestic dunes of the Sahara Desert, riders will uncover the fascinating story of ancient Egyptian civilizations.
Beginning in vibrant Cairo and onto the Giza plateau, riders explore the desert on horseback, followed by a walking tour of the Sphinx. The journey
continues to the Fayoum Oasis, where participants gallop across the dunes and marvel at awe-inspiring rock formations. Magic Lake in Wadi El Hitan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, provides the backdrop for an unforgettable sunset ride.
Exploration in Luxor includes the famous Valley of the Kings, offering options for a full day in the saddle or a combination of sightseeing and riding. There, you will witness grand tombs and indulge in typical Egyptian cuisine. The experience extends to a magical sunrise balloon tour or a horseback ride over the Valley of the Kings. Visit the Temple of Habu and the Temple of Hatshepsut, where you are sure to gain an appreciation for ancient Egypt’s wealth and craftsmanship.
Nestled in the enchanting Scottish Highlands, the Fife Arms Hotel stands as a reimagined 19thcentury hunting lodge, a testament to the visionary creativity of power couple Iwan and Manuela Wirth, the masterminds behind Zurich’s esteemed Hauser & Wirth. From its landmarked roots, this art hotel seamlessly intertwines art, community, learning, people, and place, elevating the guest experience to unprecedented levels.
Rich in historical significance, the Fife Arms bears testament to the flourishing popularity of Braemar in the wake of Queen Victoria’s visits and her acquisition of Balmoral, just 15 minutes from the hotel. The plans for the hotel, crafted by the renowned architect Alexander Marshall Mackenzie, are preserved in the National Archive of Scotland.
The Fife Arms garden is an artistic creation by
Chelsea Flower Show medallist Jinny Blom, renowned for her work with HRH The Prince of Wales. Overlooking the River Clunie, the garden seamlessly extends the hotel’s charm into the natural landscape, featuring native trees and a delightful wildflower meadow.
The Fife Arms offers an array of accommodations, each telling a unique story of Braemar. From the five-star Royal Suites, adorned with antiques once owned by noble visitors, to the Victoriana Suites reflecting the hotel’s 19th-century coaching inn history, every room is a blend of luxury and history. The Scottish Culture Rooms pay homage to Scotland’s leading figures in various fields, while the Nature and Poetry Rooms celebrate the grandeur of the Scottish natural landscape.
Dining at the hotel showcases Scotland’s finest seasonal produce sourced locally from suppliers, gamekeepers, and farmers.
Little Palm Island Resort & Spa is a unique destination situated on a private island near the renowned Florida Keys coastline. The island’s beautiful crushed seashell paths meander through lush tropical foliage and are home to an array of exotic wildlife.
As America’s only private island resort, you will find authentic thatchedroof accommodations thoughtfully designed with a perfect blend of modern British West Indies aesthetics and luxurious amenities. Private outdoor showers offer stunning ocean views, and the plush all-new interiors delight the senses.
The resort is in the breathtaking Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, home to one of the world’s most diverse and vibrant marine ecosystems. The sanctuary encompasses the planet’s third-largest barrier reef, teeming with colorful
fish, sea turtles, dolphins, and other marine life. If you’re a snorkeling or scuba diving enthusiast, you’ll be thrilled to know that Looe Key Reef, one of the top-rated dive sites in the United States, is just a short boat ride away from the island. Little Palm Island’s friendly and experienced crew aboard the Island Girl, the dedicated dive and snorkel boat, provides all the equipment needed to explore the underwater wonders of the reef to make the day an adventure you won’t soon forget.
The signature spa offers an extensive range of custom-designed exotic massage journeys and soothing body rituals. In addition to the wide array of tropical experiences and luxury spa, Little Palm’s Island dining opportunities boast a worldrenowned chef who sources the seafood, produce, and spices from the islands to create a unique and delectable menu. Intimate indoor and outdoor seating is available, complete with dreamy beachside tables.
INTERVIEW BY STEPHANIE PETERS
Linda Volrath, a classically trained artist specializing in oil painting, brings a painterly and representational style to her work. Focused on equestrian scenes, animals, landscapes, people, and still lifes, she skillfully captures the interplay of light and atmosphere. Linda’s passion for painting is evident in her celebration of the gift of sight and creativity.
Having worked as an art director and illustrator for 15 years, Linda honed her skills through studies with nationally renowned artists, refining her techniques and styles. Since 1994, she has maintained gallery representation and held two solo exhibitions. Linda’s artwork graces private collections across the U.S., U.K., and France, including those of the late Senator John W. Warner, prominent Virginia horse farms, and prestigious institutions like the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C.
A signature member of the American Academy of Equine Art, Linda has not only showcased her art but also judged national exhibitions for the organization. Originally from northern Virginia, Linda and her husband, also an artist, now call the Shenandoah Valley home, where their shared love for painting blossomed after meeting in New Mexico.
You began your career as an illustrator and commercial artist. At what point did you shift your focus to fine art? Was there ever any question about your decision?
My true passion and focus have always been on fine art, but the practical side of me first pursued an education in commercial art for job skills. I received excellent training in the fields of graphic design, advertising, photography, and illustration and then spent 15 years working full-time in the industry.
Meanwhile, I spent my free time pursuing fine art instruction, working on paintings at home, and traveling to attend painting workshops. I began submitting my oils to juried exhibitions, where one gallery owner noticed my work and reached out to represent me. So, I was already showing and selling as a fine artist while still employed as a graphic designer. I eventually focused entirely on painting, where my heart truly lies. Ultimately, my knowledge of design and illustration strengthens my paintings, and my work experience equipped me for the business aspects of being a fine artist.
Your paintings, whether sporting art, landscape, or still life, exhibit a brilliant use of light. Is this captured en plein air or by other means?
It comes from direct observation and applying key painting fundamentals essential to portraying light, such as tonal value,
color temperature, and edge handling. For example, values (the range of grays from white to black) are especially important and often overlooked. There’s a saying, “Color gets all the credit; value does all the work.” This means that when the underlying values are correctly stated, a painting converted from color to grayscale will maintain a convincing sense of light.
To further develop my understanding of light, I paint landscapes en plein air and have painted still lifes from direct observation for years. The greatest benefit from any time spent working from life is gaining an understanding of various lighting conditions.
When animals and action are my subjects, I shoot my own photo reference. But I consider the differences between what a camera captures and what our eyes perceive. Based on my memories of being there, I can compensate for what a photographic image may be lacking or distorting.
Your work demonstrates your appreciation for equestrian sport and country life traditions. Did you grow up participating in horse sport, which is prevalent in Virginia horse country?
I was a horse-crazy young girl, and started taking riding lessons when I was 10 years old.
Growing up in Virginia’s suburbs, we had a beautiful property that bordered a creek and woods, and I was endlessly outdoors seeking nature and adventures. Though not living on a farm, riding stables were close, and I continued riding off and on into adulthood. My childhood drawings focused on animals, especially horses. In my earliest aspirations, I imagined a career involving either animal husbandry, the equine industry, or art. Many years later, I’ve now combined them all.
I returned to Virginia immediately after graduating college, and that’s when I delved into this region’s myriad equestrian sports as a spectator and supporter. I remember attending my first point-to-point and the feeling of being transported to another place and time. I was mesmerized by hearing Irish and English accents and noticing classic British country clothing, incredible scenery, and gorgeous Thoroughbreds.
Has that enthusiasm driven the energy behind depicting horses and hounds in your hunt and steeplechase canvases? Absolutely! My work comes from what interests me personally. In my early years of studying oils, I primarily painted still lifes and some landscapes. That provided an excellent way to gain experience handling oils and equipped me to tackle sporting art, which is incredibly challenging but exciting. Complex sporting scenes involve landscape painting, figurative work, animal anatomy, and action. I continue to love still lifes and have ideas for future paintings to incorporate equipment used in field sports in a setup.
Covering Ground
Hunting Whip and Scarlet
Do you always choose oil as your medium? Can you describe the qualities you find in painting with oil paints?
Oil is my preferred medium. In my illustration days, I worked with a wide range, including watercolor, pen and ink, or any process with quick drying times. To me, nothing has the jewellike qualities and richness of oil. It’s versatile, forgiving, and can be applied with various techniques. Oil can give a solid feeling of weight or a translucent lightness. I sometimes feel that I am sculpting with it.
You’ve noted that “painting is a poetic visual language for you.” Can you elaborate?
Poetry and paintings uniquely capture a moment’s essence, share a common goal of highlighting essential elements, and edit to strengthen the writer’s/artist’s intention. I want my paintings to have a foundation of strong technical aspects, yet go beyond to communicate a voice and a personal expression.
Do you find photographing the scenes of your sporting-art events a helpful tool? Or do you prefer to work from sketches? Most important to me is that my inspiration occurs from my own experiences. Whether painting studies on location or photographing, I study the quality and angle of light, consider various vantage points, search out my options, and make choices about backgrounds. My paintings are a compositional process, and there’s never just one photo that I copy. I interpret multiple images as needed to best enhance my original concept.
How fulfilling is it to work amidst the sport, land, and animals you revere?
I feel blessed with the opportunity and don’t take it for granted. Traditions of country sport and rural life involve an interesting network of communities. Combining that with my artistic pursuits is an all-encompassing way of life in which I’m grateful to be immersed.
First, there were horses. World-class golf may be the driving amenity at prestigious private communities in South Carolina’s Lowcountry today, but at Spring Island equestrian living has been an integral part of its culture and landscape since the 1700s. Members of this equestrian community ride the same trails that quail hunters rode over a century ago. Over 30 miles of manicured trails on Spring Island wind through salt marsh, Live oak forests, pine savannas, and old agricultural fields.
At the heart of its equestrian lifestyle is the full-service Equestrian Center with 24 stalls, 16 paddocks, grass and sand arenas, and 30 acres of grazing pasture. This busy social hub is where equestrian enthusiasts board their horses and where they choose to spend their time. The Equestrian Center also provides a sense of community that appeals to those who
don’t have horses. Club horses are available so they can join in equestrian activities at their leisure.
For horse lovers and nature enthusiasts alike, Spring Island provides an idyllic setting. With less than 400 properties carefully woven into the Island’s 3,000 acres (of which 1,800 are a permanently protected nature preserve), this is that rare community where quality tops quantity. Horses may have been here first, but the Arnold Palmer-designed golf course weaves through the Lowcountry marsh and one of the Southeast’s most extensive Live oak forests as if it has always belonged here. With the number of homes on Spring Island capped, the Members-only course plays at a relaxed pace.
Members relish the shared experiences and connections they enjoy within the community. Wine connoisseurs and horticulturists, artists and golfers, shooters and paddlers all
share a collective appreciation for the endless possibilities to be discovered together. This is a place driven by the passions of its Members. A full menu of amenities helps fulfill those passions: Sports Complex with a fully-equipped gym, pool, tennis, croquet, and pickleball; an Art Barn that serves an active art community; and dining experiences that includes two restaurants and a full-time sommelier.
Perhaps their greatest enthusiasm is for the breathtaking natural beauty of Spring Island’s setting. Surrounded by the Colleton and Chechessee Rivers, nature is the Island’s prized commodity. Members say this isn’t a community with a nature preserve, but a community within a nature preserve. Each home is surrounded by a “nature curtain” of trees and native plants, and the opportunity to own—and ride—here is as incomparable as the quality of life Spring Island offers.
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While Marguerite was researching and writing Mustang, Canadian-born artist Robert Lougheed was producing the paintings that would bring her words to even greater life. When he agreed to illustrate Mustang in 1966, Lougheed was already a wellestablished artist. At the time he and his wife were living in the small town of Newtown, Connecticut, working out of a studio barn. Like Wesley Dennis, Lougheed had a few horses and liked to paint on location. In fact, he spent many months traveling in the American West with his wife Cordelia, until they eventually moved to New Mexico.
WLougheed, his wife Cordy, and Marguerite took a trip to Wyoming in the Lougheed family camper, a daring adventure for a seventy-year-old writer who was doing less and less arduous travel.
hen Marguerite first approached Lougheed about illustrating Mustang, he turned her down. He wasn’t an illustrator but a painter, Lougheed informed Marguerite, whose response was equal parts flattery and practical suggestion. Lougheed could illustrate her book with full-size paintings that Rand McNally would size to the book, and Lougheed could later sell his work to art galleries. Marguerite, the savvy marketer was right about that; Lougheed later sold several of the paintings to Henry Ford II who in turn donated them to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City (now the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum), where they reside alongside the work of famed Western painters like Remington and Russell.
Once he agreed to the project, Lougheed’s illustrations progressed quickly. He had hundreds of photographs of Mustangs that he’d taken during his travels that he used as reference, and his knowledge of the American West, and of its Mustangs, was considerable. Lougheed cared deeply about wild horses—almost as deeply as Johnston. When Mustang was published, Lougheed was not only pleased by the reproductions of his work, but even declared to Marguerite: “Never have my drawings been reproduced so well… the whole layout of the book delights me.” Their first partnership was such a success that they not only teamed up for a second— San Domingo: The Medicine Hat Stallion—but
Marguerite, fourth from left, and Annie in white beside her, at what was the National Cowboy Hall of Fame (now the national Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum) when Mustang won the Western Heritage Award, which honors “significant contributions to Western heritage through creative works in literature, music, television and film that share the great stories of the American West.” Photo courtesy of the Marguerite Henry Collection, The Kerlan, University of Minnesota Archives.
When Johnston finally received a copy of Mustang in September of 1966, she wrote Marguerite a hugely emotional note, one that had taken her a great deal of time and effort to craft. “I have my emotions under control now, which was far, far from the case last Monday…. It is beautifully written, Marguerite. What a loving, living tribute to Charley! As for my dad—who grieved that the Bronn family name would die with him—how proud he would be for the touch of glory given to it by two women who share a pair of moccasins.” (Marguerite and Johnston had exchanged gifts of hand-tooled moccasins after Marguerite had thanked Johnston for allowing her to “walk” in her moccasins in writing the book.)
Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West proved a great critical as well as popular success. Flattering profiles of Marguerite appeared in papers all over the country. “Marguerite Henry writes UP to children,” announced a headline in The Press-Democrat of Santa Rosa, California. The headline was plucked from a quote by Marguerite as to how she approached writing for young readers. “Children want to believe what they read. You don’t write for children with tongue in cheek. Children pick up a book out of curiosity and hunger. This puts you on your mettle. You have to have the facts—you have to write UP to children,” Marguerite said.
In the same interview Marguerite made a surprising confession. She didn’t just write her book out of love for children or animals (and particularly horses), but also because she wanted to earn her own money. “Even when I was a child I felt this way... Even now, I can’t take money from my husband. I have to earn my own.” It’s a startling confession from a long-married woman whose husband made a more than comfortable living, but it was evidence of just how independent Marguerite was, and yet another example of how different her life was from most women of her age and era.
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This 3.8-acre estate’s close proximity to the Wellington International showgrounds is the equestrian equivalent of having an oceanfront view.
The center aisle design of the 15-stall barn ows with wash stalls, two tack rooms, and a large staff apartment. An oversized sand ring provides lots of room for training while numerous shady paddocks allow comfortable downtime for the horses.
The updated 4,700 sq. ft. smart home with four bedrooms and three baths has been renovated and features a large chef’s kitchen with gas cooking and top-of-the-line appliances.
A SOLAR-POWERED FARM in Sweden is home to 300 horses.
Nestled in the countryside on an island just outside Stockholm, Menhammar
Stuteri is one of Sweden’s most wellknown and oldest stud farms. But far from being traditional, this forwardlooking enterprise is firmly fixed on a sustainable future and is turning to Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) electric machines.
With over 4,500 acres of land, of which 1,725 are set aside for horse pasture and agricultural land, there are always plenty of jobs around Menhammar.
Home to around 300 horses, plus 50 cows and 25 sheep, the farm breeds, trains, and sells top-class trotting horses. It boasts its own racetracks and is one of the largest horse breeders in Europe. A top priority is providing an environment where its animals—and people—can flourish.
The farm is part of the family-owned Soya Group, with companies active in shipping, real estate, stud and farm, and water purification. All have a strong sustainability focus, making partnering with Volvo CE a natural fit, a meeting of minds. Both also share a commitment to leading the transformation of their respective industries.
Wallenius Marine pioneered wind-powered cargo ships when developing the Oceanbird concept, whilst a company-owned wind farm provides power for all their offices and apartments. They are also helping ABBA Voyage deliver a revolutionary new concert experience in London.
What is more, the farm now has three Volvo L25 Electric wheel loaders, which are being used across the farm in a variety of ways, from shifting feed and hay for the cows and horses, to mucking out the stables and handles general materials. They also have a sweeper that they can quickly and easily attach for cleaning. The ability to use the machines both inside and out—without the risk of harmful emissions to people or animals—is superb.
Ulf Segerström, Operations Manager at Menhammar, says, “Here at Menhammar, we’re proud of our pioneering spirit and approach to environmental and social responsibility. We’re on a journey to becoming a fossil-free site, so switching to electric machines makes sense. Their near-silent and zeroemission operation makes them ideal for working near our horses and livestock. We can get closer to them without causing any unnecessary stress.”
Ulf continues, “We’re really impressed with the battery life of the machines, which enable us to get jobs around the farm done quickly and efficiently, all without disturbing the animals. They’re much more comfortable for our employees to operate and work alongside, too. All-in-all, it makes for a much more peaceful and clean work environment.”
Conserving the landscape is a priority at Menhammar. The land here has been farmed for 800 years, and ensuring it is still around for future generations to enjoy is a big commitment. The farm works hard to provide birds, game, insects, and plants with the right conditions to support
biodiversity. Plant nutrients are circulated in the form of horse manure to arable land.
A pond, built in 2019, captures phosphorous from horse manure deposited in pastures and fields, preventing it from being transported via rainwater to ditches and streams that feed into Lake Mälaren. The pond has reduced the quantity of phosphorus reaching the lake by 40 to 60%
The tractors run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO100), a biofuel, in an initiative that has saved almost 420,000 kg CO2 emissions in 2022, while the quad bikes are electric. The farm also produces 100% of its own heating and energy via a combination of solar panels—which contributed 209,606 kWh in 2022—and a biofuel plant that turns horse manure and woodchips into heat, providing a further 1,600,000kWh.
The welfare of its people is a priority at Menhammar, too, with many of the farm’s 55-strong team of staff living on the estate. A communal kitchen garden and outdoor gym are just some of the benefits provided.
Kate Andersson, Electromobility Marketing Manager at Volvo CE, says, “When you visit Menhammar, you can see and feel that they are
serious about sustainability. They really want to make a difference, and that is really inspiring. They know that the investments they make today will secure the future of the stud farm for years to come for future generations.
“We sometimes see an initial reluctance by machine operators to switch to electric, most probably because of a fear of the unknown, but there was not a trace of this at Menhammar. Instead the change has been embraced with positivity and enthusiasm.
“The welfare of animals and people is truly valued here, and as our L25 Electric is compact, near silent, and emits no fumes, it makes it easier to get closer to the animals and doesn’t impact those working in or around the machine.
“Menhammar is keen to remind us that they are just one of an ever-growing number of privately owned businesses that are passionate about making a difference.”
Using the Volvo L25 Electric wheel loaders at Menhammar shows the significant role our electric machines can have in the farming and equestrian industries—where reputations rely on the wellbeing of livestock and horses - helping them to decarbonize and meet their sustainability ambitions.
worse. I was heartened to see that one of the pickup riders and several of the bronc riders were women.
While the menu of activities at Lone Mountain is multitudinous, our last two days were devoted to the only one that really mattered to me. Lone Mountain’s stable sits behind the main lodge, and guests are encouraged to spend time with the horses and feed them treats. The ranch also has several Belgian drafts used for driving. Known for their docile characters, the Belgians play an important role in guest relations and gently accept carrots from the tiniest of hands.
The first visit to the stable starts with an assessment, with each rider completing a form detailing their equestrian experience. We are deemed intermediate based on the criteria, which I consider generous. Our first ride is an hour on the trails with program head Landry Harris. I mount up on a sturdy chestnut gelding while Davíd scores a palomino with a flowing blonde mane. We keep the ride simple, at a walk and trot, and admire the beauty of the forested trail. Our next ride is much longer; the spectacular scenery includes a babbling stream winding through spruce and fir trees,
with a backdrop of distant mountains. It is a cowgirl’s paradise. I nudge my horse into a trot and resolve to spend an entire summer in Montana.
To my delight, we also ride with an honest-to-God, cattle-cutting cowboy named Cade East. In a honey-rich Tennessee drawl, he regales us with tales of the rodeo and his family’s cutting horse business. All I know of cutting is a glancing familiarity with Metallic Cat, courtesy of Yellowstone. I pepper Cade with questions—I can feel another article coming on—and he patiently explains the competitive landscape. Once I have been thoroughly educated, he suggests we “bust into a lope,” and we take off toward the mountains through a golden meadow, the wind in our faces. Perfection. Post-ride, Cade gives us a lesson in roping.
Any discussion of Lone Mountain is hardly complete without asking that age-old question, “What about meals?”
All the exercise is a blessing because one can eat and eat and eat. The Horn and Cantle restaurant
offers fine dining that emphasizes local sourcing. It shouldn’t come as any surprise that there’s an emphasis on meat. Elk, Montana trout, bison, and beef from the veteran-owned Little Belt Cattle Company are all on the menu. The menu’s crowning glory is a 40-oz Tomahawk, spoken of only in reverent whispers. The adjoining Saloon offers one of the best burgers I’ve ever had, and the breakfast and lunch buffets are veritable banquets. Those eschewing meat can choose from elegantly garnished salads and a revolving selection of vegan dishes. My pescetarian wingman enjoyed some particularly lovely Faroe salmon.
Lest you think that Lone Mountain is only to be enjoyed during the summer months, you would be mistaken. Winter opens up a whole new world with crosscountry and downhill skiing, sleigh rides, and snowshoeing all on the docket. Cozy fires, hearty meals, and even restorative yoga warm body and soul after a day in the snowy mountains. Lone Mountain Ranch offers the perfect getaway any time of year, whether you’re living the cowgirl dream or reveling in the glory of Big Sky country.
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Sundance Catalog sundancecatalog.com
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The Simple Equine thesimpleequine.com
Urban Equestrian urban-equestrian.com
FOOD + DRINK
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A Taste of the Sea
The Piaffe Lounge thepiaffelounge.com
BOOK
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Dear Readers and Riders: A Biography
The Beloved Books, Faithful Fans, and Hidden Private Life of Marguerite
Henry Lettie Teague Trafalgar Books 2024
TECH
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Shock Wave Therapy
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When Electric Meets Horsepower menhammar.com/en
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African Horse Safaris africanhorsesafaris.com
The Fife Arms Braemar, Scotland thefifearms.com
Little Palm Island
Little Torch Key, FL littlepalmisland.com
Lone Mountain Ranch Big Sky, MT lonemountainranch.com
Ocean Key Key West, FL oceankey.com
The Preserve Richmond, RI thepreserveri.com
Ride Egypt
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England’s most action-packed DOGGY WEEKEND is back with more than 10,000 dogs.
Held each year in the heart of the New Forest, in the U.K., Dogstival hosts more than 10,000 dogs each year to a weekend filled with all kinds of sports and activities, from flyball and agility to diving and splash pools, as well as Barkour, a giant canine-approved adventure playground. The event includes contests, music, races, shows, and even vendors serving up beers and treats for both pups and their people.
An exhibition of monumental sculpture
Wellington, Florida
16th February – 30th April 2024
Exhibition Venue: Patagones Polo Club 12400 Indian Mount Road
Wellington, Florida 33449, USA
To visit by appointment, please contact The Sladmore Gallery (nfg@sladmore.com)
A further 16ft highlight; ‘Still Water, 2023’ has been placed at the entrance of the Wellington International Showgrounds to coincide with the WEF 2024 (pictured).
photo credit: David Lominska