News Channel 8 is looking ahead to the Kentucky Derby this week. The event is enough to inspire anyone, young or old, to be the next great jockey. Horseback riding is invaluable; it can teach kids ...

I interviewed Stephanie Proffe, who teaches horseback riding at Fox Tail Farm in Smithtown. I love horseback riding and go at least once a week. Right now my favorite style of riding is English style.

For Elena Kent, balancing a career and motherhood left no time for horseback riding. But now that the Rocky Point resident’s daughter is grown, Kent, 53, a registered nurse, has finally found her way ...