2024 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals Recap with Rachel Kennedy & Tammy Provost by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailPiper speaks with the judges from the 2024 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals, Rachel Kennedy and Tammy Provost. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Rachel Kennedy began riding at three years old. As a junior rider, Rachel showed horses for top professionals such as Rodney Jenkins, Ray Francis and Gerry Goldman. Later, as the professional rider for Jack Trainor’s Here & There Farm, Rachel rode to seven AHSA Horse of the Year titles along with numerous state titles. In 1995 Rachel moved to Maryland and started her own business, ESP Farm. A USEF Licensed Hunter and Equitation Judge since 1995, Rachel has judged the ASPCA Maclay National Championship, at the Hampton Classic Horse Show, USEF Pony Finals, USEF Junior Hunter Finals, and most recently the 2024 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Guest: Tammy Provost hails from Sheridan, Indiana where she runs her own Meadow View Farm. Tammy is a very successful rider, trainer and USEF "R" judge. In her teaching career, Tammy has coached many hunter, jumper and equitation riders to top placings. As a rider, Tammy has also seen great success at horse shows in the mid-west, the Florida circuit and the east coast indoors. As a judge, Tammy has judged at some of the top horse shows and finals including the ASPCA Maclay National Championship and most recently the 2024 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals. 2024 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals Course Designer: Steve StephensTitle Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineNewly released on Audible: Geoff Teall on Riding Hunters, Jumpers and EquitationSponsors: Show Strides Book Series, Plaidcast Live and Good Boy, Eddietheplaidhorse.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!