The Plaidcast

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with dressage trainer and rider Amelia Newcomb and high-performance coach and somatic practitioner Natalie Hummel. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Amelia Newcomb is a USEF Gold medalist and recipient of the Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize from the Dressage Foundation. Based in California,...

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. Alberto Rullan, VDM, who was featured in the March issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine. Listen in and share with your friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Dr. Alb...

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast LIVE! from Wellington International with guests Greg Prince & Kyla Makhloghi. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Greg Prince is the owner and head trainer of Woodridge Farm, a full-service show stable operated out of Sherborn, MA and Wellington, FL. Over a career spanning more than t...

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 USEF “R” judge, FEI trainer, and clinician Geoff Case about finding a work/life balance in the horse industry . Listen in and share with your friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plai...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with the Co-Presidents of Live Oak International- Chester Weber, who is the most decorated combined driver in the US and Chloe Reid, who is an International show jumper. We discuss their riding careers and the upcoming 2025 Live Oak International competition on March 13-16. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid...

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 RingSide Pro founder and TPH Small Business Contest winner Emma Fass, who was featured in the February issue of the magazine. Online editor of The Plaid Horse, Marley Lien-Gonzalez, also join...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Belgian show jumping rider Nicola Philippaerts about his recent successes. Dr. David Ramey, DVM also talks about his book, Lost Traditions: Horses and Horse Medicine in Pre-Modern Japan . Ken Whelihan, USEF "R" judge, clinician, and Senior trainer and Assistant Director at the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, CT also joins. Brought to you by Taylor, Har...

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 Jordan Lubow and Valerie Kalderon of Opening Bell Farms, who are the TPH February cover story. Listen in and share with your friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Jo...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with trainer, rider, clinician and author Denny Emerson about the growth of people and horses in our sport. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Denny Emerson has ridden thousands of horses over many thousands of miles in all kinds of horse sports. He has been president of the US Eventing Associati...

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 USEF “R” judge, FEI trainer, and clinician Geoff Case about what makes different courses of the same height more challenging, more technical and harder . Listen in and share with your friends...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with show jumping rider Taylor Kain, who is set to compete in Abu Dhabi as part of the US team this month. Tonya also shares thoughts on "beginner's mind" and the value of goal setting to organize effort and create success strategies. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.    Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her We...

Send us Fan Mail Please enjoy the entirety of With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard by Traci and Carleton Brooks with Rennie Dyball and narrated by David Vega in Spanish on The Plaidcast. Share with your friends! Print copies and in English available here: https://www.amazon.com/Purpose-Balmoral-Standard-Carleton-Brooks-ebook/dp/B0BGYQM96F Carleton Brooks and Traci Brooks share their decades of know...

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 Plaid Horse Magazine managing editor Rennie Dyball about the February issue of The Plaid Horse. Listen in and share with your friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: R...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with US Equestrian President Tom O'Mara and USHJA President Britt McCormick about the state of our sport. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Tom O’Mara has been the President of US Equestrian since January 2021. Prior to his role as President, Tom was a member of the Board of Directors for f...

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 USEF “R” judge, FEI trainer, and clinician Geoff Case about what a quirky horse is and the truth behind them. Listen in and share with your friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Cathleen Driscoll about her rise in show jumping. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Cathleen Driscoll is an American 5* Grand Prix show jumper, who is currently ranked 81st on the FEI Longines ranking list. At 31 years old, she has represented the US as a Nations Cup team rider, and was the...

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 author and estate planning attorney, Andrea Sinner, who is featured in the February issue of the Plaid Horse Magazine. Online editor of The Plaid Horse, Marley Lien-Gonzalez, also joins to ta...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Dr. Pouya Dini about UC Davis producing equine embryos by in vitro fertilization. Dr. Anna Dunaway of Purina Animal Nutrition talks about equine weight management strategies owners can use to have a meaningful impact on weight and body condition score. Dr. Gus Cothran also joins to talk about new research on the Y chromosome that will allow geneticists to trace t...

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 USEF “R” judge, FEI trainer, and clinician Geoff Case about the process and requirements to become a judge. Listen in and share with your friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Ho...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with 24 year old 5* Grand Prix rider Delaney Flynn about her rise in the sport. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Delaney Flynn is a 24 year old 5* Grand Prix rider that grew up in Park City, Utah, showing on the West coast circuit with Bjorn Ikast and then with Judy Martin. Delaney got her firs...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the very first episode of 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 Plaid Horse Magazine managing editor Rennie Dyball about the December/January issue of The Plaid Horse. Listen in and share with your friends! Host: Piper Klemm, pub...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with professional David Wilbur who rides and trains for Emil Spadone's Redfield Farm. Tonya also answer a listener question about how to stop catastrophizing when you are having a bad day or bad ride so you can turn it around and make positive progress. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.    Host: Tonya Johnston, Vis...

Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts the second Plaidcast LIVE! in front of a live studio audience at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT with guest Tik Maynard, who is a trainer, clinician, author and international-level rider. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest:  Tik Maynard is a trainer, clinician, and international-level rider...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Jessica Newman, founder of JustWorld International. Ada Haensel also joins to talk about her non-profit organization, Speaking of Horses. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse Guest: Jessica Newman , founder of JustWorld International, grew up as a dedicated equestrian athlete. She began jumping inter...

Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Alex Arute-Kacheris, the new Head Coach of the Wesleyan College Equestrian Program. Amy Phillips, Director of Riding, talks about her riding program at Oldfields School in Maryland. Lastly, Kamerra Brown talks about her new role as the Head Equestrian Coach at South Dakota State University. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, p...