Josh Walker

THE QUIET CONFIDENCE OF TOT GOODWIN

The champion of the MFHA Performance Trials Championship (with Indigo) cut his teeth whipping-in to a legend to launch his career in foxhunting, but an undeniable quiet confidence has shaped his own legacy. Read the printed article here. In his late…

JOHNNIE GRAY PASSES THE HORN

Hillsboro Hounds’ huntsman of 42 years may have passed the horn on, but his legacy has helped define the hunt’s unique charm and success. Photos by Josh Walker. By Josh Walker Four fields followed the Hillsboro Hounds pack the morning of March 26,…

NO LAND, NO FUTURE: WHY CONSERVATION MATTERS

How the Bridlespur Hunt Club’s land management efforts earned them the 2022 MFHA Foundation’s Hunting Habitat Conservation Award. Photo: Bridlespur Hunt Club has worked tirelessly to protect their beloved hunt country through a variety of…

BILL LOGAN IS ONTO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL

As Moore County Hounds’ beloved Kennelman, Bill Logan has found meaningful connections with hounds and humans alike. Photo by Lynn McGugan By Josh Walker “Bill [Logan] shows up to work at the kennels looking like he is escorting British royalty on a…

Building Hope and Opportunity for Youth and Community

Sometimes a simple and earnest invitation is all it takes. When Steve Lyons, a Master at Santa Ynez Valley Hounds, saw a group of black men wearing cowboy hats at an event honoring Michael B. Jordan, he knew exactly who they were. He’d just watched…

FIRST-CLASS THRILLS FROM A FIRST-CLASS HUNT PONY

From his humble beginnings as a byproduct of nurse-mare farms, Kismet, the pony with a bottomless tank, has shown a junior the thrill of her life in the hunt field. For her eighth birthday, all Mia Valdez wanted was to jump something. She had just…

Here’s What to Expect from Dressage at Devon 2021

Competitors and organizers have said they can feel it in the air. Dressage at Devon is roaring back in 2021, and after a year in isolation it’s going to be better than ever. On September 28 through October 3, spectators, competitors, and horses will…

PASSING ON A PIECE OF MIDDLEBURG

“With the imminent approach of my 90th birthday, I have decided it is time for me to retire from the Middleburg Tack Exchange,” Jo Motion wrote on the homepage of the store’s website. She opened the charming consignment tack shop in Middleburg,…

Why Dressage at Devon is in a Class of Its Own

There’s a reason Dressage at Devon sells out the Dixon Oval stands every fall. Its untouchable history, unmatched depth and diversity of class offerings, world-class competition, warm hospitality to professionals and amateurs, experts and laymen…

You Can't Build Elegance with Force

There is a clear parallel between dressage and yoga. “Dressage is yoga for horses,” said Wanja Gerlach. The German-born Grand Prix level dressage rider and trainer picked up yoga years ago to increase his own flexibility and he quickly discovered…

Adult Summer Camp: Keeping a Good Thing Growing

If you ask Virginia “Ginny” Perrin what she thinks of summer camps, she’ll tell you they aren’t just for kids. For her, as MFH at Deep Run Hunt, sometimes camp is more fun when it’s adults only. For the past 15 years, adult riders (and a few curious…

Why Barn Culture Matters

Kim McGrath considers a positive and supportive culture to be a prerequisite for creating good horsemen and willing, athletic equine partners. She had discovered her passion for horses at a young age and rode western as a child before finding the…

Liz Halliday-Sharp: Shifting Gears

Liz Halliday-Sharp’s father, Don Halliday, used to read her a poem called “To Risk” by William Arthur Ward, and she’s carried its powerful message with her throughout her life. She’s not shy about calling herself a busy-brain just like he was. Even…

An Eventer’s Journey With Her Forever Horse

Those who follow eventing might remember the moment Chelsea Kolman’s reins broke during her show jumping round at the 2016 North American Junior and Young Rider Championships in Parker, Colorado. At the age of 21, she rode an unlikely horse on the…

How William Fox-Pitt Changed the Way I View This Sport

In 2016, I took a leap of faith that ultimately rewired my mind on horses, the sport of eventing, and life in general. When I traveled to England to train with the legendary William Fox-Pitt, I knew I’d learn a lot from him, but I had no idea how…

Jumper Nation Clinic: Adapt to Distances by Changing Your Line with John Michael Durr

I use this exercise frequently at clinics because it helps riders think about changing their lines and striding to adapt to a distance, rather than altering rhythm, balance, or tempo to “make” that distance. I like it because it helps riders feel the…

Behind the Barn 2020: Will Faudree Introduction Voice Over

Whether you wear trainers or horseshoes, if you want to get fit, physically or mentally, you consult Will Faudree. He’ll thumb through the stacks of notes he’s written through the years while analyzing horses and riders as he watches them gallop.…

The TSG Difference

Creative Meeting Webinar Transcript

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou Whether we like to admit it or not, we’re not entirely rational beings. If we were, nobody…

CRDF Global 2013 Annual Report: Kytabu - Access To Textbooks Through Technology

What if the same technology we use to purchase and access books on our mobile devices here in the U.S. could be utilized in Kenya to reduce the cost of and broaden access to textbooks for students? Tech entrepreneur Tonee Ndungu asked that question…