Augusta Iwasaki, Liz Reilly & Miles Poola-or by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailPiper and Catie Staszak are joined by Augusta Iwasaki and Liz Reilly to talk about what it takes to be a top junior rider in the hunter and equitation rings and Miles Poola-or to talk about his equestrian journey as an equestrian of color. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Guests and Links Plaidcast Episode 244:Host: Piper Klemm of The Plaid Horse Magazine and Catie StaszakTitle Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance Services, THISPhoto: Augusta Iwasaski, her trainer and mother Liz Reilly, and horse Rolo, winners of the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Blenheim EquiSports June Classic II. Photo Credit: McCool PhotographyGuest: Liz Reilly and Augusta IwasaskiGuest: Miles Poola-orSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineEquestrian College Courses with Dr. KlemmShop The Plaid Horse store for TPH ApparelSponsors: Legends Horse Feed, Show Strides Book Series, Vitalize Blazin, Excel Supplements, and Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundationtheplaidhorse.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!