The Plaidcast

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live studio audience at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, VA with guests Mimi Wroten, President Mary Pope Maybank Hutson, Dr. Alyson Ainsworth & Dr. Christopher Smith. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Mimi Wroten is the director of the riding program and head coach of the Sweet Briar Equestrian Team. She is...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with top hunter rider and trainer Havens Schatt of Milestone Farm about her most recent big win at HITS Hudson Valley in the $200,000 ClipMyHorse. TV Hunter Classic and her approach on bringing along green horses. 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...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Plaidchat- an extension of The Plaidcast where we expand upon conversations in our sport and discuss the most recent issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine. Piper speaks with Sonja Ochadlik about the exciting growth of the pony jumper divisions at USEF Pony Finals this year. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Sonja Oc...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach answers more mental skills for riding questions from our listeners . Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride   Title Sponsor : Taylor, Harris Insurance Services Sponsors: Purina , Washington International Horse Show , Great American Insurance Group...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Plaidchat- an extension of The Plaidcast where we expand upon conversations in our sport and discuss the most recent issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine. Today, Piper speaks with TPH August cover story Harlow Bottarini and longtime hunter/jumper trainer and psychologist, Dr. Stefanie Mazer. Listen in and share with your friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Pla...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with top trainers Brianne Goutal-Marteau and Archie Cox about the upcoming 2025 Washington International Horse Show, presented by MARS Equestrian™. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Brianne Goutal-Marteau grew up competing at the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), with wins in the pony...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with top rider, trainer and judge Michael Tokaruk about this year's Green Incentive and Derby Finals. 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 Tennessee and Wellington, Flor...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Plaidchat- an extension of The Plaidcast where we expand upon conversations in our sport and discuss the most recent issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine. Today, Piper speaks with Dr. Anna Pesta Dunaway of Purina Animal Nutrition about some common myths in equine nutrition . Listen in and share with your friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: D...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with David Reichert of the United Dressage and Jumping Club on how they are trying to change the way we train and compete at horse shows in the United States. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.    Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: David Reichert is a German-born professional rider and trainer who has coached athletes up to intern...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with top trainer Berry Porter of Brookside Pine Farms in Texas about the latest USEF/USHJA Town Hall meeting, Green Incentive Finals and general horsemanship. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.    Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Berry Porter is the head trainer at Brookside Pine Farms in Conroe, Texas. Berry has developed many...

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live studio audience at Spy Coast Farm in Lexington, KY with Tonya Johnston, MA, Dr. Stephen Reed and Dr. Julie Vargas. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Tonya Johnston is a Mental Skills Coach and author with a Master’s degree in Sports Psychology. She specializ...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach answers mental skills questions from our listeners . Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.    Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride   Title Sponsor : Taylor, Harris Insurance Services Subscribe To: The Plaid Horse Magazine Sponsors: Purina , Foxhall Equine and Great American Insurance...

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live studio audience at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT with Jeff Papows, Geoff Case and Philip Richter—plus the international premiere of The In Gate Season 2 by KB Media. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Jeff Papows is the Chairman of the Kevin Babingto...

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live studio audience at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT with guests Geoff Case, Clara & Stella Propp. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Geoff Case , an accomplished rider and trainer, Case has produced horses for Team USA and coached students to top na...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Performance Coach, John Haime about how riders can build their mental strength outside of the ring to perform better inside the ring. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.    Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: John Haime is a world-class performance coach and best selling author helping some of the world’s leading athletes and e...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Plaidchat- an extension of The Plaidcast where we expand upon conversations in our sport and discuss the most recent issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine. Piper speaks with Plaid Horse equine impact small business contest winner Katie Burr of Bit-Tex, a bit wrap company dedicated to improving equine comfort and performance. You can read more about Bit-Tex in the July i...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with top trainer and rider, Quentin Judge and answers a listener question about returning to a venue after a tough show . Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.    Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride   Guest: Quentin Judge is a top rider and trainer who operates out of his bus...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Plaidchat- an extension of The Plaidcast where we expand upon conversations in our sport and discuss the most recent issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine. Piper speaks with Rebecca Walton of Cavaletti Consulting about media in the horse industry. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Rebecca Walton is a seasoned equest...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Baylee Mckeever about balancing college life at Auburn University with riding and showing alongside her equestrian family and supportive team at McLain Ward's Castle Hill Farm. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.    Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Baylee Mckeever is a 20-year-old equestrian and senior at Auburn Univers...

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live studio audience at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT with guests Don Stewart, Emma Fass, Michael Lenard & Kate Rice Nilan. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Don Stewart has a long and illustrious career as a top trainer specializing in the hunters a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Plaidchat- an extension of The Plaidcast where we expand upon conversations in our sport and discuss the most recent issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine. Piper speaks with TPH Small business winner, Caitlin Looney of Extend Equine Massage. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Caitlin Looney is a certified equine body...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with top trainer Berry Porter about hunter and equitation judging. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.    Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Berry Porter is the head trainer at Brookside Pine Farms in Conroe, Texas. Berry has developed many riders from the beginner level to the collegiate ranks to succeeding at the top levels of eq...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Plaidchat- an extension of The Plaidcast where we expand upon conversations in our sport and discuss the most recent issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine. Piper speaks with TPH Small business winner, Holly Johnson of FireHorse Rescue Kits. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Holly Johnson is the founder of Equinium S...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with top international show jumper Katie Dinan and teaches a technique for keeping the spark in your goal setting. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.    Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride   Guest: After a terrific junior career, Katie Dinan has been a steady presence on t...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with top trainers, Ken & Emily Smith of Ashland Farms. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guests: Ken and Emily Smith are the owners and operators of Ashland Farms, based in Wellington, Florida, and Lexington, Kentucky. Both Ken and Emily grew up in the industry; Ken as the son of trainer John Smith...