Amelia Newcomb

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Amelia Newcomb

My ability to write this column is directly related to the subject of this week’s cover story. Why? Because I’m working online. I’m reading a digital copy of what staff writer Stephanie Hanes filed to her editors. I’m searching the web for some background here, a fact there. I map the location of a neighborhood Stephanie visited in seconds. All the while, I’m sitting at my desk, connected, like all of you, to an enormous world that is impossibly close at hand.

Oct 11, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Amelia Newcomb |Mackenzie Farkus

Connecting readers with a story is the work of all journalists. With access to Gaza available only to those based there, the Monitor has relied on Ghada Abdulfattah to be our readers’ eyes and ears. She spoke with two Monitor staffers – one in the Middle East, another in Boston – about handling that unfathomable assignment for a year, and now more. Oct.

Sep 19, 2024 | eventingnation.com | Amelia Newcomb

We recently polled our readers to find out their burning questions about dressage, and now we’ve enlisted Amelia Newcomb‘s help to answer them! Do you have a question for Amelia? Email us at  and you could see your question addressed right here on EN! Q: How do I fix my feet sticking out like a penguin when I ride? Related to that, I really struggle with keeping my heels down.

Aug 21, 2024 | eventingnation.com | Amelia Newcomb

We recently polled our readers to find out their burning questions about dressage, and now we’ve enlisted Amelia Newcomb‘s help to answer them! Do you have a question for Amelia? Email us at and you could see your question addressed right here on EN! Q: What is a good exercise to get my horse supple and bending to the right in the canter?

Aug 12, 2024 | dressagetoday.com | Amelia Newcomb

Does your horse hollow and come above the bit as soon as you ask for canter? You seem to have a nice feeling in the trot and your horse is round and soft, but the instant you ask for canter, your horse turns into a giraffe! This is one of the most common problems I see with my students and their horses and it can be really frustrating. In this 2-minute article, I (Amelia Newcomb) am going to teach you how to ride smooth, round, and soft canter transitions.