Colleen McQuay by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailPiper speaks with Colleen McQuay about how she has helped to change and grow the hunter sport in this country. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Colleen McQuay, along with her husband Tim, own and operate McQuay Stables, Inc. in Tioga, Texas. As a rider, Colleen earned numerous USEF hunter championships while also competing at the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) events. Colleen is a six-time Congress champion, with numerous AQHA World Championships. Over the past 25 years, Colleen has trained both horses and riders to numerous wins and championships. Colleen served as a founding board member of the United States Hunter Jumper Association and a founding member of the USHJA International Hunter Derby. Colleen is also a founding member of the Super Series Group, pilots of the Texas Pre-Green Super Stake Series. After launching the Texas Pre-Green Series, Colleen was instrumental in the USHJA's launch of the Pre-Green Incentive Program in 2013. Colleen also serves as chair of the Hunter Development Task Force.Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: Purina Animal Nutrition, America Cryo, Alexis Kletjian Jewelry, ClipMyHorse.TV, Athletic Equestrian, LAURACEA, BoneKare, StreamHorse, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard and American Equestrian Schooltheplaidhorse.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!