Are you considering a serious change of career, specifically into the equine industry? Real life insight from financier turned successful equine photographer, Kirstie Jones.
“Follow Your Passion” is a common phrase that is often referred to as a simple solution to choosing or changing your career path. While the success stories are endless, more recently recognized experts are challenging this advice.
An accomplished entrepreneur in the equine industry, Kirstie Jones transitioned from full-time employment within the financial sector and formed a sustainable business in the equine industry named Kirstie Marie Photography.
Click below for insight from Kirstie about the timing of quitting a steady day job, marketing practices, avoiding burnout, and more.
Manifattura VALOR: Tradition, Heritage, Excellence and Innovation
Unraveling the evolution of manufacturing to improve the quality of finished goods requires an unrelenting commitment to finite details. Manifattura VALOR has done just this by challenging the process of the equine textile industry by creating a few select products crafted from natural materials that place the needs and comfort of the horse first.
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A MILLINER FOR THE MODERN WOMAN: LISA BATTAGLIA
Whether you are dancing at Coachella's famed festival, celebrating the run for the roses on "Derby Day", or partaking in a party at a polo match in Palm Beach, a hat created to reflect your personal style is a 2019 wardrobe must have. It is of no doubt that the younger Royals have refreshed the perception that stylized headwear - from floppy to structured - should retain an important place in the modern woman's wardrobe.
Lisa Battaglia is a modern artisan preserving traditional hat making techniques to create unique styles of exceptional quality.
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Creating the Intersection between Fashion and Equestrian Photography: Heidi Niemala
An accomplished professional photographer in the fashion and beauty industry, Heidi Niemala's portfolio of work has been featured by esteemed outlets spanning from Vogue to Neiman Marcus. In collaboration with other creative visionaries, she is using her extensive industry experience and admiration of horses to create a noteworthy intersection between both the fashion and equestrian worlds.
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LONGINES "CONQUEST JUMPING" WATCH- function, elegance and history
Street to Stable®is a community that is connected by an appreciation for the equestrian way of life. We are dedicated to sustaining and preserving the artisans, educators, entrepreneurs and artifacts that have a singular bond, the love of the horse. Longines fits this criteria exactly.
Many enthusiasts of the sport of show jumping are aware of Longines because of its strong presence at the world's most elite competitions as both title sponsor and exclusive time keeper. We would like to impress to our community that Longines is over 180 years old and timed its first show jumping event in 1912. The company's innovation through timekeeping products is integral to our sport's history.
Karen Burke of Bravura Designs: AN UNKNOWING IMPETUS
MODERN ARTISAN: Jill Slater of RIATA Designs
"I am inspired by YOU. ' Be You' is my RIATA slogan. I listen to my clients reactions. "
-Jill Slater, founder, RIATA Designs