Elizabeth Letts, Sandra & Javan Dalman by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailPiper is joined by bestselling author Elizabeth Letts to talk about her books, including the Eighty-Dollar Champion. Sandra and Javan Dalman also join to talk about their high performance boutique boarding, training, and sales operation and their jump design business, Dalman Jump Co., the Official Jump Company of US Equestrian. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services. Listen in!Hosts: Piper KlemmGuest: Elizabeth Letts is the author of three bestselling books about horses, the Eighty-Dollar Champion, The Perfect Horse, and The Ride of her Life.  A former competitive eventer, Elizabeth lives on a ranch in Wyoming where she rides her two quarter horses, Lucy and Jackson.Guest: International show jumper Sandra Dalman knew she wanted to work with horses since the age of 3. It's that unwavering passion for both the animal and the sport that has carried her to success at the top levels of the industry. Sandra has earned top accolades in everything from FEI Grand Prix events to young jumper championships, USHJA International Hunter Derbies, and more. On the cusp of making her CSI5* debut, Sandra runs her own Dalman Show Jumping out of Wellington, Florida and Lexington, Kentucky with a focus on developing high performance show jumping prospects as well as buying and selling of quality show horses across the hunter and jumper disciplines.Guest: Javan Dalman is the owner and founder of Dalman Jump Co., the Official Jump Company of US Equestrian and the largest in North America. Known as the most unique "artist" of the show jumping circuit, Javan has made a habit out of impacting the show jumping landscape with his meter-sixty creations. Dalman jumps have appeared on course throughout North America, from the Split Rock Jumping Tour to World Cup and Nations Cup events, Equitation Finals and USHJA International Hunter Derbies—as well as at countless home farms for training.Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineEquestrian College Courses with Dr. KlemmAmerican Equestrian SchoolSponsors: Purina Animal Nutrition, America Cryo, Alexis Kletjiantheplaidhorse.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!