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• Hunter Holloway (on her business merger) by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

  Piper speaks with trainer and FEI show jumper Hunter Holloway about her recent business merger with top trainer Don Stewart and what she's excited about for the upcoming year. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Based in Topeka, Kansas, and Ocala, Florida, Hunter Holloway comes from a family deeply rooted in horses and has become a role model to many aspiring young athletes trying to make it within the industry. Hunter’s storied junior career started when she became the youngest to ever win a national standard Grand Prix at just 12 years old. In 2016, she won the coveted ASPCA Maclay Championship as well as the 2016 Washington International Equitation Championships, after winning all three phases of the competition. Hunter also won the U25 Jumper Championship at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show that year. That success has continued into her professional career with highlights such as the 3rd-place podium finish at the 2023 Longines FEI World Cup Finals in Omaha, Nebraska and winning the AON Cup CSI5* at Spruce Meadows and $405,300 HITS Grand Prix CSI5* at Hits Saugerties, and numerous other Grand Prix wins. She’s also had US Team Nations Cup appearances in Canada and Germany.Subscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineTitle Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSponsors: Purina, Great American Insurance Group, and Windstar Cruises Join us at an upcoming Plaidcast in Person live event!

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• Plaidcast in Person at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with Andi Bill, Mara Bunderson, Kayla Kintzele & Emily Elek

  Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live audience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin with Andi Bill, Mara Bunderson, Kayla Kintzele and Emily Elek. Listen in and share with friends!Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Andi Bill is the head coach for the University of Wisconsin - Madison Equestrian Team and owns Sugar Creek Stables LLC teaching both hunt seat and dressage lessons. She started her equestrian career showing ponies then moving up to the 3’6” equitation. She attended Mount Holyoke College and competed on their IHSA team, serving as captain her junior and senior years. She won Nationals in the Alumni division. When she’s not at the barn, she is a civil engineer focusing on traffic safety. She is the Director of the Wisconsin Local Technical Assistance Program and Associate Director of the Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory and Eastern Tribal Technical Assistance Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  She is a passionate advocate for making research tangible to practitioners and to foster implementation and widespread adoption.  Guest: Mara Bunderson is a 2025 graduate of UW Madison and competed on the Wisconsin Equestrian Team for four years. She earned titles of IHSA Reserve National Champion in 2023 and National Champion in 2024 under her trainer and coach, Andi Bill. She’s remained active in the equestrian world, working for Emily Elek as a groom at Pony Finals and riding/taking lessons at both Stonewall Farm and Sugar Creek Stables. Outside of horses, Mara is attending grad school at UW Madison as well as working full time at Wisconsin Athletics as an accountant. Guest: Kayla Kintzele competed on the University of Wisconsin - Madison Equestrian Team for four years and graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering. She remains active in IHSA, having competed as an alumni and also helping organize the IHSA Zone 7 Championships the past two years. Outside of her day job as a project engineer, she trains with Andi Bill, competes as an adult amateur in the hunters with her horse, Levi, and also grooms for Emily Elek. Guest: Emily Elek is the owner of Stonewall Farm in Ixonia, Wisconsin where she operates one of the largest pony leasing, sales, breeding and training operations. Emily takes a holistic view in developing ponies and riders for lifelong success.Subscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineRead the Latest Issue of The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: Taylor, Harris Insurance Services, Windstar Cruises, and Great American Insurance Group  Join us at an upcoming Plaidcast in Person event!

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• Tonya Johnston's Inside Your Ride with Sydney Mohrhardt by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

  Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with Sydney Mohrhardt, who was the winner of both the Taylor Harris Insurance Services Medal Finals and the Hamel Foundation Equitation Championship this fall. Tonya also responds to a listener request for a suggestion about an important skill to work on this winter in order to prepare for next year. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website, Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride Guest: Sydney Mohrhardt is an 18 year old equestrian from Traverse City, Michigan who has been riding horses for the past 10 years. She is currently a senior in high school and has been riding and training with Nicholas Pongracz and Jacob Pope for the last four years. Sydney competes in the hunter, jumper, and equitation rings. This fall, Sydney was the winner of both the Taylor Harris Insurance Services Medal Finals and the Hamel Foundation Equitation Championship. Sydney is also a Junior Leader at The Kindness Movement, which is an organization that is dedicated to helping spread kindness and positivity within the equestrian community. Subscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineTitle Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSponsors: Purina, Great American Insurance Group and Windstar Cruises Join us at an upcoming Plaidcast in Person live event!

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• The Plaidchat: December Education Issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine

  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 December education 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 over the last 11 years, she’s covered Olympic Games, World Equestrian Games, World Cup Finals and major horse shows throughout the United States for major equestrian publications. Though she grew up in the hunter/jumper world, she now competes in eventing.Read the Latest Issue of The Plaid Horse MagazineSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: Taylor, Harris Insurance Services, Windstar Cruises, and Great American Insurance Group Join us at an upcoming Plaidcast in Person live event!

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• Plaidcast in Person with Michael Britt-León, Berry Porter & Steven Bluman by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

  Piper hosts Plaidcast in Person in front of a live audience at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut with Michael Britt-León, Berry Porter and Steven Bluman. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Michael Britt-León is the owner of Windsor Stables in Alpharetta, GA. Michael has earned countless International, National and Zone championships. Michael spent his junior career under the guidance of the top professionals on the west coast who had him showing extensively in hunters, jumpers and equitation. He eventually worked at “The Oaks Farm” for Joan Irvine Smith developing quality young horses into nationally ranked Hunters and Jumpers. Michael was eventually recruited to ride privately for a family and it was there that he ran their facility and campaigned their horses nationally, solidifying his place on the professional circuit.Guest: Berry Porter is the head trainer at Brookside Pine Farms in Conroe, TX. Berry has developed many riders from the beginner level to the collegiate ranks to succeeding at the top levels of equestrian competition. Recognizing this is a sport that constantly evolves, Berry trains with some of the most respected and successful professionals in the industry, applying his skills as he personally competes at prominent venues across the country. Berry’s students have successfully competed at the FEI North American Young Riders competition, National Junior Hunter Finals, in International Hunter Derbies, at Medal Finals, and in Grand Prix.Guest: Steven Bluman is an Israeli show jumping rider, trainer, and entrepreneur based between Wellington, FL and North Salem, NY. A cornerstone of Bluman Equestrian, he oversees the development of junior and amateur riders while managing a competitive string of horses at the FEI level. Known for his meticulous approach to flatwork, horsemanship, and team structure, Steven’s coaching style blends high-performance goals with patient education. He also founded the Equo app, a platform designed to simplify horse transportation across North America.Subscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineTitle Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSponsors: Purina, Great American Insurance Group and Windstar Cruises  Join us at an upcoming Plaidcast in Person live event!

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