The Plaidcast

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Colleen McQuay about how she has helped to change and grow the hunter sport in this country. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Colleen McQuay , along with her husband Tim, own and operate McQuay Stables, Inc. in Tioga, Texas. As a rider, Colleen earned numerous USEF hunter championships wh...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Traci Brooks speak with Tik Maynard about his unique journey through the horse world and how he is sharing his knowledge of natural horsemanship with the equestrian industry. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Traci Brooks Guest: Tik Maynard is a trainer, clinician, and international-level rider who h...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with top rider, trainer and judge Michael Tokaruk about some different ways hunter and equitation judging could change in the future. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Michael Tokaruk is a top rider, trainer and judge who also runs a training and sales business, Tokaruk Show Stables, out of Ten...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Plaid.0, a special from The Plaidcast, where we discuss topics going on in the heart of our sport. On today’s episode, we are discussing the production of young horses in Europe vs. the United States. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Margie Engle is one of the most accomplished riders in U.S. history. She competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Ga...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Amy Moore, Associate Director of the Equestrian Program at the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland about growing our equestrian community, and Jimmy Sardelli talks about his emerging equestrian lifestyle boutique- The In Gate. Andrea Knowles also joins to talk about her design company, Equine Residences. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. ...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with Piper Klemm at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair! Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.   Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride Guest: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse   Title Sponsor : Taylor, Harris Insurance Services Subscribe To: The Plaid Horse Magazine S...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Traci Brooks speak with U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor Robert Ridland about his career and how he continues to shape the show jumping sport in this country. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Traci Brooks Guest: Robert Ridland is the U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe/Technical Adv...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Plaid.0, a special from The Plaidcast, where we discuss topics going on in the heart of our sport. On today’s episode, we are discussing feed and longevity. Listen in! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Jennifer Hannan began riding before she could walk with her mother Nannette Hannan. As a junior, Jenny was an ambitious rider, competing in the...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with top up-and-coming showjumping rider and trainer Kaitlin Campbell. Tonya also talks about how being vulnerable impacts us as riders and how your mental strength plays a key role in approaching the uncertainty that goes with competition. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.   Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Fa...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Peter Wylde about his illustrious career, the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event and the MZ Farms/USHJA’s Emerging Athletes Program (EAP). Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Peter Wylde is an Olympic gold medal show jumping rider who grew up in Massachusetts. Peter won the prestigious ASPC...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with FEI level 3 course designer Meghan Rawlins and Alexis Kletjian about her luxury jewelry brand, Alexis Kletjian Jewelry. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Meghan Rawlins started riding at a young age, competing in the hunters, jumpers and Eventing before beginning her professional equestria...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Catie Staszak speak with olympian Lauren Hough about her incredible career and her new partnership. Piper also talks with young professional rider Skylar Wireman about what is next for her riding career and Joe Norick, Chief Customer Officer of HITS Shows, about the exciting changes coming to all of the HITS venues . Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. ...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Carleton Brooks Guest: Gabriela Pattison Guest: Geoff Case theplaidhorse.com Thank you so much for joining us today on the Plaidcast. This podcast is a labor of love, and every single episode exists because of this incredible community of riders, trainers, barn managers, parents, and horse lovers who show up in the barn, in th...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with 18 year old World Cup finals bound showjumping rider, Elisa Broz. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.   Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride Guest: Elisa Broz is an 18 year old equestrian who trains with Cassio Rivetti. Her love for horses started at a young age and she...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Melanie Wright and Sybil Greene from Wynmore Farm about growing our sport. Eric Smiley also joins to talk about his newest book, The Sport Horse Problem Solver.   Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse   Guest: Melanie Wright and Sybile Greene own and operate Wynmore Farm based in Lincoln, Nebraska. W...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with rising Grand Prix rider Hunter Holloway about growing up in this sport, her experience as a top  junior equitation rider to now a top grand prix rider and how she develops her young jumpers. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse   Guest: One of the winningest young riders, Hunter Holloway is earning...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with winner hunter rider Havens Schatt about different aspects of her business as well as training and developing young hunters. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse   Guest: Havens Schatt is a top hunter rider and trainer that owns and operates Milestone Farm LLC. Havens had a very successful junior car...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Catie Staszak of Catie Staszak Media Guest: Geoff Case Guest: Michael Tokaruk theplaidhorse.com Thank you so much for joining us today on the Plaidcast. This podcast is a labor of love, and every single episode exists because of this incredible community of riders, trainers, barn managers, parents, and horse lovers who show up...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Alexandra Zulia about horse show management and the state of horse shows today. Jennifer Wood also joins to talk about public relations in the horse show world and the exciting events we have to look forward to this year. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse   Guest: Alexandra Zulia currently represe...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with top international Grand Prix rider Kyle King about ways to work on your mental skills during your cross training. Tonya also talks about how to use a challenge mindset to bring your best to the ring. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.   Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Facebook and buy her book Inside Your...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Tori Bilas speak with internationally acclaimed course designer, Alan Wade. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Hosts: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Tori Bilas Guest: Alan Wade of Tipperary, Ireland is an FEI Level 4 course designer who has designed tracks for the world’s most prestigious events, including the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Ga...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Catie Staszak of Catie Staszak Media Guest: Geoff Case Guest: Leslie Steele 2005 WCHR Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular winner: Louise Serio theplaidhorse.com Thank you so much for joining us today on the Plaidcast. This podcast is a labor of love, and every single episode exists because of this incredible community of riders, tra...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Philip Richter about the Lake Placid Horse Show and Jay Golding about his bone health and soft tissue vitamin supplement, BoneKare. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse   Guest: Philip Richter grew up with horses and has been actively competing on the “A” show circuit his entire life. The son of high...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with top hunter and jumper rider and trainer Samantha Schaefer about growing up in this sport and her ethos on training horses today. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse   Guest: Samantha Schaefer is a top rider and trainer who had the good fortune of riding with some of the very best trainers in the bus...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Michael Tokaruk speak with Lyn Pedersen about her incredible story that we featured as the cover story of the January 2023 issue of The Plaid Horse magazine. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Michael Tokaruk Guest: Lyn Pedersen has been riding since she was 10 years old, from ponies to the Junior Hunt...