Amanda Lyerly & Lauren Kardel by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailPiper speaks with August cover story of The Plaid Horse Magazine, Amanda Lyerly and Lauren Kardel about educating the next generation of equestrians. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.   Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Amanda Lyerly is a trainer and rider based out of Madison Hills Farm in Gates Mills, Ohio, and Wellington, Florida. Amanda's students and horses have won championships at the biggest horse shows in the country including the Devon Horse Show, the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, the Washington International Horse Show, WEF and the Pony Finals. Read about Amanda in the August 2024 issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine.Guest: Lauren Kardel is a Northern California native that has spent the last 15 years living and working in Europe. While in California, Lauren competed in the Jumpers and Equitation, picking up prizes in medal finals and at the Grand Prix level. She got her start in Europe working under Axel Verlooy and Harrie Smolders in Belgium, before spending six years in Ireland. Currently, Lauren owns a stable in East Holland where she runs a dealing and training business.Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: American Stalls, Purina Animal Nutrition, World Equestrian Center, America Cryo, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard. Good Boy, Eddie, HITS Horse Shows , Great American Insurance Group and LAURACEAtheplaidhorse.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!