The Plaidcast

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...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with top trainer Don Stewart about hot topics in our industry today such as qualifying for national finals, judging and course design. 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 and equitation. He was leading hun...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Traci Brooks speak with Georgy Maskrey-Segesman and Mavis Spencer about their Nation's Cup experience and how they are chasing big goals together. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Traci Brooks  Guest: Georgy Maskrey-Segesman is the owner and operator of Whitethorne LLC, a unique business model t...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Traci Brooks speak with Dr. Eleanor Green and Dr. Jim Heird about a revolutionary equine veterinary education program and Dr. Adriana Wilford about equine dentistry. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Traci Brooks  Guest: Dr. Eleanor Green is the co-director of the Lincoln Memorial University Equine Ve...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Catie Staszak speak with Dr. Sue Dyson about the documentary The 24 Behaviors of the Ridden Horse in Pain . We also talk with Wilhelmina McEwan about her company, Fenwick Equestrian.  Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Catie Staszak Guest: Dr. Sue Dyson qualified as a veterinarian from the University o...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Catie Staszak of Catie Staszak Media Guest: Emily Elek of Stonewall Farm Guest: Hadley Zeavin 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 lo...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya answers listener questions with Andrea Waldo, performance coach and author of Brain Training for Riders . Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride Guest: Andrea Waldo was a practicing psychotherapist for 18 years and is currently a performance coach and US Eventing Association C...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Traci Brooks speak with Heather and Chase Boggio about being competitive amateur jumper riders while juggling work and school. We also talk with Jessica Andrews about her size inclusive athletic fashion brand, Eques Pante.  Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Traci Brooks Guest: Heather Hooker Boggio is...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Traci Brooks speak with Phillip Williamson, Director of Riding at the University of Lynchburg and Abby O'Mara, Associate Head Equestrian Coach of Texas A&M University about riding in college and their different IHSA and NCEA programs. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Traci Brooks Guest: Phil...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Traci Brooks speak with US Equestrian President Tom O'Mara, USHJA Board Member and Safety Committee Chair Joe Dotoli and Dr. Barry Miller of Virginia Tech about helmet safety and the recently released helmet ratings. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Traci Brooks Guest: Tom O’Mara is the Presiden...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Cira Pace Malta speak with college equestrian coaches Jen Smith of Goucher College and Grace Bridges of Baylor University about their teams and what to expect if you want to ride in college. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Cira Pace Malta Guest: Jen Smith has been the Director of the Equestrian Prog...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Sharn Wordley and Craig Martin about their company, Wordley Martin, which provides equestrian arena architecture, construction, installation, and footing products. Also, Julie Boilesen, CEO of Omaha Equestrian Foundation, talks about the upcoming 2023 FEI World Cup™ Finals. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The P...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya speaks with collegiate equestrian coaches Logan Fiorentino of Texas Christian University (TCU) and Anna Becker of the University of Georgia. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride Guest: Logan Fiorentino is the Head Jumping Seat coach at Texas Christian University (TCU). Logan...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with renowned Olympic Three-Day Event rider Boyd Martin about his illustrious career and how he approaches this sport. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Boyd Martin began riding at a young age in his native Australia. Boyd won his first CCI4* (now known as CCI5*) at the 2003 Australian Internati...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with top hunter trainer and National Show Hunter Hall of Fame member Tom Wright. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Hosts: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Tom Wright is one of the winningest  hunter trainers and also a 2020 National Show Hunter Hall of Fame inductee. Tom is based out of Nashville, Tennessee, and Wellington, Florida a...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya speaks with top amateur hunter riders Caroline Ingalls and Irene Neuwirth who both had amazing indoor seasons this fall. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website , Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride Guest: Caroline Ingalls is an amateur owner hunter rider who rides with Hap Hanses Stables. This fall she and her hors...

Send us Fan Mail Piper talks with the judges of the 2022 ASPCA Maclay Finals, Robin Rost Brown and Michael Tokaruk. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Hosts: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Robin Rost Brown grew up in the horse industry and became a top hunter/jumper rider and trainer. As a top junior rider, Robin won the 1974 AHSA Medal Finals and finished 2nd t...

Send us Fan Mail Piper, Catie Staszak and Cira Pace Malta speak with Heather Caristo-Willams about growing up in the horse world and her journey to representing the US show jumping team internationally. We also talk with trainer & rider Vanessa Roman about how she uses a mindful, grateful approach to riding and teaching. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Hosts: Piper Klemm,...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Cira Pace Malta speak with top hunter professionals Jennifer Bliss and Molly Sewell about what it takes to make it in the equestrian industry. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Hosts: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Cira Pace Malta Guest: Jennifer Bliss grew up in New York and showed extensively on the "A" horse show circuit as...

Send us Fan Mail Piper and Michael Tokaruk speak with Karen Healey about judging the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunt Seat Medal Finals in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Brianne Goutal-Marteau also joins to talk about everything the Washington International Horse Show has to offer in its new location this year. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Hosts: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Hors...

Send us Fan Mail Piper is joined by top trainer and USEF "R" judge Geoff Teall for a special indoors conversation. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse   Guest: Geoff Teall is a top trainer and USEF large "R" judge. Geoff has been involved in the horse industry for over 40 years and has trained hunter winners at ev...