2024 ASPCA Maclay Finals Recap with the Judges by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailPiper speaks with the 2024 ASPCA Maclay Finals judges- Cynthia Hankins, Lyman T Whitehead, Keri Kampsen and Scott Fitton. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Cynthia Hankins has been in the horse business her entire life. Her junior years culminated with winning the AHSA Hunter Seat Medal Finals after having won Grand Junior Hunter champion & Best Child Rider that same weekend at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. As a trainer, she coached a Maclay winner. Cynthia has been a clinician for the USHJA EAP program since 2011. As a judge, she has judged the Hunter Seat Medal Finals 5 times, the Talent Search Finals on both coasts a total of 5 times, and most recently the 2024 ASPCA Maclay finals for the 2nd time.Guest: Lyman T. Whitehead has been an active competitor and trainer in the hunter ring for almost 40 years and also holds a USEF Large “R” judge’s license. Lyman is currently the head trainer for Kent School, a boarding school in CT that has offered a riding program since 1960. As a rider, Lyman was the leading hunter rider at The Hampton Classic 5 times, the leading hunter rider at The National Horse Show, 2 time leading hunter rider at the Old Salem Farm Horse Show, and has been champion at every top horse show on the East coast including the Devon Horse Show, the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, Washington International Horse Show, and The National Horse Show. As a judge, Lyman has judged top shows such as the WCHR Hunter Spectacular at WEF, the Upperville Colt & Horse Show and the 2024 ASPCA Maclay Finals.Guest: Keri Kampsen is the owner of Two Goals Farm, LLC based in Wellington, FL. Keri's junior highlights include being the 1996 AHSA Overall Large Junior Hunter, 4th place in the AHSA Medal Finals, and Winner of the 1997 ASPCA Maclay Finals. Throughout Keri's professional career, she has ridden and trained clients to numerous year-end national championships, and championships at every national finals. Keri also is a USEF “R” judge and has judged at some of the most prestigious horse shows including the Devon Horse Show, The Capital Challenge and the 2024 ASPCA Maclay Finals for the second time.Guest: Scott Fitton is from Wellington, FL and grew up in the Philadelphia area. Scott competed successfully as a junior and amateur rider. For 25 years, Scott has served as a USEF licensed official. Fitton’s show schedule includes the Gulf Coast shows, WEF, HITS on the Hudson, HITS Ocala, Thunderbird Show Park, USEF Pony Finals, Desert International Horse Park, The National Horse Show and the 2024 ASPCA Maclay Finals.Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: LAURACEA, Great American Insurance Group, American Stalls, Purina Animal Nutrition, BoneKare and Plaidcast Livetheplaidhorse.comThank 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 deeply in the power of literacy and education and that every rider, at every level, deserves access to knowledge, stories, and ideas that make them a better horseperson and a better human being. Reading matters. Learning matters. And the stories we tell each other in this sport matter more than we sometimes realize.Whether you are a junior rider picking up your first copy of The Plaid Horse  Magazine, a professional trainer looking for inspiration, or someone who simply loves horses and everything this world stands for then this community is for you. You belong here.We build this together. Every article, every episode, every conversation is an opportunity to learn something new, to feel less alone in the challenges of this sport, and to be reminded of why we fell in love with horses in the first place.Until next time, keep reading, keep learning, keep riding, and remember that the horse world is better when we build it together. I will see you at the ring!