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The Plaidcast is a weekly equestrian podcast hosted by Piper Klemm, PhD, publisher of The Plaid Horse magazine. Guests include Olympic riders, top hunter/jumper and equitation riders, trainers, horse show managers and industry insiders, plus in-depth conversations on topics such as horsemanship, collegiate riding, the state of our sport and horse show how to’s for riders at every level. One episode each month is devoted to the mental side of riding with nationally recognized mental skills coach and author Tonya Johnston (Inside Your Ride).
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Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with FEI Level 4 Course Designer, Technical Delegate and Course Director Guilherme Jorge who recently designed the $1,000,000 Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix at Wellington International and served as the Jumping Technical Delegate at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Guilherme Jorge is an FEI Level 4 Course Designer, an FEI Level 4 Technical Delegate and an ...
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 Dr. Julie Vargas of Limestone Equine Performance Medicine about preventative care and rehabilitation medicine. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Dr. Julie Vargas is the founder of Limestone Equine Performance Medicine based in Lexington, K...
Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with Paul Haefner, licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Riding Far, LLC, as well as top junior competitor Parker Peacock. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website, Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride Guest: Paul Haefner, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Riding Far, LLC, with over 35 years of experience. He works with equestrians to shar...
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 Tiffany Walker of Somerset Sporthorse about her two fulfiling careers- trainer and accountant. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Tiffany Walker is a trainer at Somerset Sporthorse in West Dundee, IL, which owned by her sister, Tammy McConn...
Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with rider, trainer, judge and now politician Elizabeth Pandich of Limelight Farm. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Elizabeth Pandich is the owner and operator of Limelight Farm, a USEF “r” judge in hunters and equitation, and a recent political candidate. She entered the sport as a professional after graduating from Cornell University with a degree in Communications, and is now expanding i...
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 8, How Horses Help. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Rennie Dyball is the author or co-author of more than twenty books, including the award-winning SHOW STRIDES series, ...
Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live audience at Live Oak International in Ocala, Florida with Jacob Arnold, Dr. Andrew Smith and Olaf Petersen. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Jacob Arnold is one of the United States’ top combined driving athletes. Originally from Snow Camp, NC, he began driving at age 8 with the family pony and went on to earn the title of USEF Junior Equestrian of th...
Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with trainer Jane Ehrhart of River Hill Farm in Wellington, Florida about adults showing ponies. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Jane Ehrhart runs River Hill Farm, a private training facility based in Wellington, Florida. Jane's customers have had major wins at USEF Pony Finals, Wellington International, all of the indoor national finals as well as the Devon Horse Show. Subscribe To:...
Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with professional rider and trainer Dustin Goodwin. Tonya also discusses the mindset skills used by two outstanding gold medal athletes from the winter Olympics. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website, Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride Guest: Dustin Goodwin began riding in British Columbia at age ten, earning early success with reserve championships in the C.E.T. Med...
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 horse auctions. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Sonja Ochadlik is a showjumping rider originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and now based in Ireland. She runs Stonehall Sporthorses, a business specialising in prod...
Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live audience at Wellington International in Wellington, FL with Dinette Neuteboom, Kelli Cruciotti Vanderveen and Michael Cruciotti. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Dinette Neuteboom is a Dutch-born equestrian professional, writer, educator, and the founder of HorseGrooms—a platform dedicated to supporting and educating ...
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 7, Building Trust. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Rennie Dyball is the author or co-author of more than twenty books, including the award-winning SHOW STRIDES series, G...
Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with Rebecca Brown of the United States Eventing Association (USEA) about volunteer requirements in their young athlete program. Dr. Kallie Hobbs of Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences also joins to talk about a new technology called hemoperfusion, which is offering hope for septic horses. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Based in Dallas, Texas, Rebecca Br...
Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live audience at the United States Pony Club Convention (USPC) in Chicago, IL with Michael Lenard and Christian Baier. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Michael Lenard is the CFO and co-founder of Horse Spot, a cloud-based platform transforming horse show management through real-time scoring, streamlined entries, and enhanced user experience. A former CPA and Certified Fraud ...
Send us Fan Mail Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live audience at Wellington International in Wellington, FL with Dr. Monica Halem and Lenore Brown. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Dr. Monica Halem is an avid equestrian and accomplished New York City Fifth Avenue dermatologist with over 20 years of experience in dermatology and skin care development and recognized as on...
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 senior editor and senior reporter, Kimberly Loushin about the February breeding issue of The Plaid Horse. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Kimberly Loushin is the senior editor and senior reporter at The Plaid Horse. She graduated from the University of Georgia, and ...
Send us Fan Mail Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with author, researcher and coach Brad Stulberg about his newly released book, The Way of Excellence. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website, Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride Guest: Brad Stulberg researches, writes, and coaches on performance, well-being, and sustainable excellence. He is the bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness and Master of Change, 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 Grand Prix show jumping rider Lucy Deslauriers about her career and her involvement in the non-profit, GallopNYC. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: As the daughter of international Grand Prix riders Mario and Lisa Deslauriers, Lucy D...
Send us Fan Mail Piper speaks with US event rider Will Coleman, who is currently ranked 20th in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Will Coleman has spent his life working with horses, and has been competing at the highest levels of eventing since he was 18 years old. A professional with 25 years experience, Will has innumerable top results to his name. Beginning at the London...
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 Romi Glessner, the owner of Five Leaf Clover Farm, a rescue sanctuary for horses that is featured in the February issue of The Plaid Horse magazine. Listen in and share with friends! Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Romi Glessner is the owner of Five Leaf Clover Farm, loc...



