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from The Plaid Horse November 2023 - The Indoors Issue

US Equestrian Leading Pony Owner 2022

SISTERS who ride together

LAURACEA exists because I have two girls who ride. Over the years I was often driving to the barn, or to the shows, and over the years I ruined a lot of bags and I lost a lot of things - lots and lots of crops. This eventually compelled me to create a better option. One that is functional, made with lasting quality, and is also beautiful. I wanted a bag that could hold everything at the horse shows, but it also needed to be able to go out to dinner, and travel as well. I wanted a bag that could go from work, meetings, or lunch, to the barn. I needed a bag that could spend time at the barn, or a horse show, and still look good (hello waterproof leather). And so the LAURACEA Convertible Backpack Tote was born - because I have two girls who ride.

LAURACEA exists because I have two girls who ride. Over the years I was often driving to the barn, or to the shows, and over the years I ruined a lot of bags and I lost a lot of things - lots and lots of crops. This eventually compelled me to create a better option. One that is functional, made with lasting quality, and also beautiful. I wanted a bag that could hold everything at the horse shows, but it also needed to be able to go out to dinner, and travel as well. I wanted a bag that could go from work, meetings, or lunch, to the barn. I needed a bag that could spend time at the barn, or a horse show, and still look good (hello waterproof leather). And so the LAURACEA Convertible Backpack Tote was born - because I have two girls who ride.

Over the years, they went to the barn together, six days a week. They drove to shows together; they got up at 4am together. They shared a common bond. When the girls were young and the short and long stirrup classes were combined, they sometimes found themselves competing against each other. And that was hard. But when my older daughter first left for college, and my younger daughter went to her first show without her, there was a void. The younger one realized that her older sister had always been there, alongside the trainer, to send her into the ring.

The girls are grown now. One is a few years out of college and the other is in college. Every Friday night, my younger daughter heads downtown to her sister’s apartment. She sleeps over and they get up on Saturday and drive to the barn together. They continue to share time, and stories, experiences and challenges, as riders. I hear about what they had for dinner together on Friday night and how things are going at the barn. As a mother I am so thankful for the many lessons this sport has taught my girls, but most of all I am thankful for the bond that they share - because they ride together.

This series is comprised of various sisters who ride together. They may be in different stages of life and levels of the sport, but they all share an exceptional bond because of this sport. This series is dedicated to ALL the siblings and families who share this bond.

Sincerely,

Tamara Makris Creative Director LAURACEA

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Emily Harris (L) Sarah Harris (R) Learn more about the Harris sisters at sistershorsingaround.com