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2 months ago | 
sidelinesmagazine.com | Kimberly Gatto |Michelle Greene
By Kimberly GattoPortraits by Sophia DonohueGianna Trotter’s life had barely begun when it nearly ended: She was gravely injured in a car crash one week after her 1st birthday. At the time, doctors told Gianna’s parents that the injury to her young brain was so severe that she would likely never walk or talk again. Yet Gianna was never one to give up easily, even at such a tender age. Now 28, she has defied all odds against her.
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2 months ago | 
sidelinesmagazine.com | Kimberly Gatto |Michelle Greene
By Kimberly GattoPortraits by Melissa FullerAs a young boy, David Oliynyk thought of himself first and foremost as a hockey player. Then he began tagging along to his sister’s riding lessons and became smitten with horses. Decades later, David has channeled his love of horses into a career as a sought-after “A” circuit hunter-jumper trainer in the Northeast.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
sidelinesmagazine.com | Kimberly Gatto |Michelle Green
By Kimberly GattoPortraits by kristiescholten.orgMadelyn “Maddie” Houser is no stranger to heartache. Within the past year, the FEI dressage rider had to say goodbye to not one but three special horses in her life. “There is a saying that horses will never break your heart, but that is not entirely true,” Maddie said. “When you have to say goodbye to a horse that you love, that is indeed heartbreaking.”While her grief has been profound at times, Maddie has worked hard to focus on the positive.
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Jun 1, 2024 | 
useventing.com | Kimberly Gatto
Jun 01, 2024 Olivia Dutton: Eventing Genes and Family Strength This article originally appeared in the April 2024 edition of Sidelines magazine.
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May 18, 2024 | 
useventing.com | Kimberly Gatto
May 18, 2024 Will Coleman: Father, Eventer, Olympian This article originally appeared in the April 2024 Eventing Issue of Sidelines Magazine.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
sidelinesmagazine.com | Kimberly Gatto |Elliette Baker
By Kimberly GattoPortraits by Melissa FullerAs a child growing up in Virginia’s hunt country, William “Will” Coleman III developed a lifelong passion for horses. “I was lucky to grow up in a ‘horsey’ family,” Will said. “Both of my parents rode, and we always had knowledgeable horse people visiting our farm.
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Feb 17, 2024 | 
sidelinesmagazine.com | Kimberly Gatto |Elliette Baker
By Kimberly GattoPortraits by Melissa FullerSeveral of Anne Gribbons’ most treasured memories occurred when she was a young child in Sweden. “My grandfather was a lifelong cavalry officer and we would go to visit him,” Anne said. “He had a large farm with a number of cavalry remounts and fields of young horses that he would raise.” A gifted artist, he would also draw and paint in watercolors in his free time. “I would sit on his lap as he talked about horses and brought them to life on paper.
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Feb 17, 2024 | 
sidelinesmagazine.com | Kimberly Gatto |Elliette Baker
By Kimberly GattoPortraits by Melissa FullerJane Karol fondly remembers the first time she saw a horse and the magical way it made her feel. “When I was a child and I had the chance to be near a horse,” she said, “It was like my whole world was filled with awe.”Since that time, Jane—an accomplished dressage rider, trainer, author, and clinical psychotherapist—has parlayed her childhood passion into a profession spanning several decades. Her storied career is multi-faceted.
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Feb 17, 2024 | 
sidelinesmagazine.com | Kimberly Gatto |Elliette Baker
Story by Kimberly GattoPortraits by Emma Claire StephensCodi Harrison tried out more than 25 equines while on a horse-shopping trip in Denmark in early 2015. But it only took a moment for Codi to discover her horse of a lifetime—a stunning liver-chestnut Danish Warmblood by the name of Katholt’s Bossco. “As soon as I sat on him, I knew it was meant to be,” said the Wellington-based dressage professional. “I don’t even think I had trotted off. There was just something about him.
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Jul 13, 2023 | 
sidelinesmagazine.com | Kimberly Gatto |Elliette Baker
By Kimberly Gatto Portraits by Melissa Fuller When Liza Towell Boyd and her husband, Blake, brought their newborn daughter Elle home from the hospital, the first thing they did was stop at the barn. It was a tradition that had begun many years prior when Liza’s own parents, Jack and Lisa Towell, had brought her home. “My dad always told me how he brought me to the barn and held me on top of one of the horses,” Liza said. “And we felt we should continue that tradition with Elle.
