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26 M AY/J U N E 2 017 U N TAC K E D CONTRIBUTORS In This Issue SUBSCRIPTIONS & RENEWALS: Mail: The Chronicle of the Horse, P. O. Box 433288 Palm Coast, FL 32143-3288 Phone: 800.877.5467 Email: subscriptions@coth.com Manuscripts and photographs, accompanied by return postage, will be handled with care. Publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material. Copyright© 2017 by The Chronicle of the Horse, LLC. Reproduction of any material (including photographs and drawings) without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. The Chronicle of the Horse® and the distinctive masthead that appear on the cover of the magazine are all registered trademarks of The Chronicle of the Horse, LLC. and may not be used in any manner without prior written permission. THE CHRONICLE OF THE HORSE (ISSN 0009-5990) is published January 16, January 23, February 6, February 20, February 27, March 6, March 20, March 27, April 3, April 17, April 24, May 1, May 15, May 29, June 5, June 19, July 3, July 10, July 24, August 7, August 14, August 21, September 4, September 18, September 25, October 9, October 16, October 23, November 6, November 13, November 27, December 11, December 18 and December 25 in 2017 by The Chronicle of the Horse, LLC, 108 The Plains Road, Middleburg, Virginia. Periodicals postage paid at Middleburg, VA and additional mailing offices. THE CHRONICLE OF THE HORSE UNTACKED is published bimonthly. It is part of your subscription to The Chronicle of the Horse. To order single copies, call 800-877-5467 or e-mail subscriptions@ coth.com. SUBSCRIPTION RATES United States and possessions $59.95/ yr. Canada $79.95/yr. Foreign (other than Canada) $159.95/yr. For all subscription options see www.coth.com. POSTMASTER SUBMIT ADDRESS CHANGES TO P.O. Box 433288, Palm Coast, Florida 32143-3288 CANADA POST Publications Mail Agreement #40612608 Canada Returns to be sent to Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON, N6C6B2 CONTACT US: Kat Netzler After growing up eventing in the Midwest and attending journalism school at the University of Georgia, Kat spent nine years serving on The Chronicle of the Horse's editorial staff, first in its Middleburg, Va., main office and then in Chicago. She's now the director of communications at a youth- focused social change non-profit in Memphis, where she lives with her husband Brett, Fitz the corgi and Burger the pit bull. Christina Keim Christina is a self-diagnosed equine addict who has been around or on top of horses for a nearly uninterrupted span of over 30 years, when she was first given riding lessons "just for the summer." She has enjoyed many disciplines including hunters, equitation, jumpers, dressage, eventing, Pony Club and most recently competitive trail riding. Christina is based at her Cold Moon Farm in Rochester, N.H., and is currently a lecturer at the University of New Hampshire Equine Program, where she coaches their intercollegiate hunt seat team. Shawn Hamilton Shawn started her career shooting horse shows but now focuses on documenting wild herds and unique riding vacations around the world, including Mexico's Rancho Las Cascadas for this issue. Other trips have taken her to visit Mongolia's horsemen and into the Andes on horseback. Shawn now lives on a small farm in Orono, Ontario, with her husband Joe, four children, five horses, one cat and one Bernese Mountain dog. In the winter months she teaches skiing, and she's currently working on presenting her photography in the fine art world. SANDY SHARKEY PHOTO Megan Brincks A former staff reporter for The Chronicle of the Horse, Megan now lives with her dog and cat in Midland, Texas, where she works for a local community college. With time spent in almost every kind of saddle over the years, she rides whenever she gets the chance, recently focusing on eventing. In addition to spending time with and riding horses, she enjoys reading, traveling and hiking. Kelly Sanchez Kelly, who lives outside Los Angeles with her husband and two teenaged sons, has been visiting the Monterey Peninsula since she was a child—and that made her a natural to write about a glorious slice of Pebble Beach's history in this issue. A frequent contributor to The Chronicle of the Horse and other horse publications, she also has written about architecture and design for Architectural Digest, Coastal Living and Dwell, where she is a contributing editor. TEO SANCHEZ PHOTO Leslie Wylie Leslie is a failed upper-level eventer, successful equestrian journalist and amateur Champagne connoisseur. She lives in Knoxville, Tenn., where she bankrolls the lives of many spoiled rotten animals, including her current competition pony, Princess. She co-edits the website Eventing Nation and is the creator of sister websites Horse Nation and Jumper Nation. RACHEL FLORMAN PHOTO

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