For years, the show office at most venues has been cast with a dark shadow by exhibitors. It’s whispered about at in-gates and barn aisles, with many making the conscious decision to avoid it entirely. Here at Modern Amateur we have heard the whispers and we want to change that mindset! Our goal is to […]

The show covers ground that most equestrian media doesn’t: the real economics of the sport, the client/trainer dynamic, what it takes to report bad behavior at a show, how to rebuild confidence after a setback.

Article & Photographs by Sarah Thomann Most of us have a complicated relationship with the show office. We go in when we have to, hand over our paperwork, try not to take too long. We don’t think much about what happens in there between our visits, or who’s managing the twelve other things that keep […]

Every local schooling show you’ve ever competed in was held together, in large part, by a handful of people who weren’t competing. Someone managed the in-gate. Someone sat beside the judge and wrote down every score and comment as the tests went by. Someone reset the rails between rounds. Someone staffed the show office, sorted […]