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Send us Fan Mail Benita Fitzgerald Mosley Olympic gold medalist Benita Fitzgerald Mosley is the CEO of the U.S. Center for SafeSport. An established international leader in nonprofit, sports, and business, Benita has served as CEO of Multiplying Good, a nonprofit committed to cultivating greatness through service to others. She has also served as the President of FundPlay Foundation, the VP of Com...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Erica Lacher is an equine veterinarian and the owner of Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic in Newberry, Florida, near Gainesville. With more than twenty years of experience running her own equine practice, she has also served on the admissions committee for the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine, where she has reviewed hundreds of student applications...

Send us Fan Mail 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 the ring, and right here with us. At The Plaid Horse , our commitment goes far beyond the show ring. We believe deep...

Send us Fan Mail Olivia Ferro is a 24 year old author, equestrian, producer, and writer based in the United States. She describes herself as an author and equestrian who rides with Metro Stables and is a proud Fresno State alumna, where she competed on the varsity equestrian team.  Her second book, lowercase, is available here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/lowercase-olivia-k-ferro/34c37ae1bf3b6983...

Send us Fan Mail Amy Dragoo has been shooting the Kentucky Three-Day Event for over 24 years, and she's been a photographer for Practical Horseman for more than 30 years. If you've ever opened a copy of Practical Horseman, Dressage Today, or the Chronicle of the Horse, you've almost certainly seen her work.  Based in the Philadelphia area, Amy is an internationally recognized commer...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Clair Thunes, PhD is an equine nutritionist and the founder of Clarity Equine Nutrition®, bringing over 35 years of hands-on experience as a horse owner to her practice. She earned her BSc (Hons) in Animal Science from Edinburgh University, her MS in Animal Science from the University of California, Davis, and her PhD in Nutrition from UC Davis in 2005. Through her consultancy...

Send us Fan Mail Piper interviews the Amateur Owner Hunter Champions at The Devon Horse Show 2026- Stephanie Danhakl, Martha Ingram, & Melissa Jacobs.  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 s...

Send us Fan Mail The MZ Farms/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program (EAP) is a development initiative run by the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association to help up-and-coming riders build both their riding skills and their horsemanship knowledge. Created in 2009, the program has become a launching pad for many riders who've gone on to succeed in major equitation and jumper finals, including the USEF Show Ju...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with researcher Janet Jones, Ph. D. about her new book, A Horse's World: A Neuroscientist's Journey Into the Equine Mind .  Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website, Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride   Guest:   Welcome to the creative home of Janet Jones' books in...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s Plaidchat, we welcome guests from two unique corners of the horse world, plus a Trainer Tuesday segment with Eric Chapman. First, Nancy Thrower joins us to discuss the Black Stallion Reading Project, a literacy initiative bringing horses and reading together for thousands of children in Marion County, Florida. Nancy is a lifelong horsewoman and advocate for youth en...

Send us Fan Mail Recorded live at the Savannah College of Art and Design Piper is joined by National Horse Show Hall of Fame Horsemen Archie Cox for a live discussion with the 2026 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association national champions Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia.  Horses have always loomed large in Archie Cox's life. As a junior rider on the East Coast...

Send us Fan Mail Tina Silva is the founder of Equestrian Safety Group and Executive Director of Devil Dog Ranch. A former Lieutenant in the fire service, she brings real-world emergency response expertise to equestrian safety education. With a background spanning multiple disciplines, farm management, and coaching vaulters and riders, Tina's mission is to make the equestrian world safer for h...

Send us Fan Mail Orchid Bertelsen is one of the most distinctive and analytically sharp voices to emerge in equestrian media in this year. She built a twenty-year career at the highest levels of digital marketing and e-commerce before the horse world pulled her back in and gave her something new to write about. Her professional background spans Fortune 5 accounts at Dentsu, leading digital strateg...

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 co-author of the Show Strides series Rennie Dyball about book 9, Tally's Turn . Piper also speaks with Madison Sanders, lifelong hunter/jumper rider and the founder of Elite Equine Marketplace,...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Co-Founder and Executive Director, Roxane Durant. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Roxane Durant is one of the original founders of the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA). She has been the full-time Executive Director of IEA since...

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 Liz Ormesher who is the Event Director of BETA International- the go-to trade show for discovering products, trends, and connections in the equine and country sectors. Listen in and share wit...

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live audience at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut with Patricia E. Kelly of Ebony Horsewomen, Inc. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Patricia E. Kelly is the Founder, President, and CEO of Ebony Horsewomen, Inc. (EHI), a Hartford, Connecticut-based...

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live audience at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont with Chrissy Rohan, Alyx West, Hadley Rogerson-Leach and Dr. Jenny Wilkinson. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Chrissy Rohan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Vermont, where she has spent the past decade...

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live audience at Oldfields School in Sparks Glencoe, Maryland with Julie Winkel and Linda Allen. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Julie Winkel is a leading equestrian trainer, judge, and clinician with extensive achievements in hunter and jumper disciplines. She...

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 Ryan Haselden, our May/June cover feature story of The Plaid Horse magazine. Listen in and share with your friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Ryan Haselden is a 1...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with equitation commentator Ava Stearns who herself was a past winner of the ASPCA Maclay National Championship, Grand Champion at Junior Hunter Finals and an All-American Athlete for Auburn University. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride...

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live audience at Linden Hall School for Girls in Lititz, Pennsylvania.  Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Dr. Shauna Carter is the Head of School at Linden Hall. She is a servant leader with nearly 25 years of experience as a teacher and administrator in public and independent schools. She holds degrees in English,...

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live audience at Maryland Horse Library & Education Center in Reisterstown, MD with Rob Burk, CEO of the US Eventing Association. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Rob Burk is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Eventing Association, where he lea...

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 co-author of the Show Strides series Rennie Dyball about My Show Strides Journal. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest:  Rennie Dyball is the autho...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with rider, trainer and judge Michael Tokaruk of Tokaruk Show Stables about the winter season and his next big moves. 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 Wellin...