Grand Prix: Where New Blood Meets Warmblood

Andy Riesmeyer, Staff Writer
March 29, 2012

Grand Prix show jumper Brittany Albrecq, 18, focuses on a jump barrier she’s swiftly approaching. Through piercing blue eyes, she sizes up the distance and counts the steps until she’ll need to signal her horse, a 1500 pound warmblood named Union Jack, to leap. Seconds before a would be impact, the... Read more »

Reckless Curiosity #5: Justice for animals at the old LA Zoo

Zoie Matthew
December 5, 2011

If you had decided to take a trip to the Los Angeles Zoo anytime during the first half of the 20th century, odds are your reaction would’ve been less “Lions and tigers and bears oh my!” and more “Diseased lions and tigers. And bears in tiny, dark cages. Oh my.” It turns out that Griffith Park... Read more »