Francesca Mulligan by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailPiper and Emily Elek are joined by trainer Francesca Mulligan to talk about teaching young riders empathy, responsibility and setting expectations for Pony Finals. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Hosts: Piper Klemm of The Plaid Horse and Emily ElekGuest: Francesca Mulligan operates Stoney Fields out of Schomberg, Ontario in partnership with her parents Peter and Lois Mulligan and professionals Sabrina Ivankovic and Leanna Lazzari. Stoney Fields specializes in hunters and equitation. Bringing riders up through the ranks from walk/trot to showing at some of the top venues in North America. Francesca has taken on a significant role with their younger students guiding them through the pony divisions and up to higher levels of competition. In her 15 years at Stoney Fields, Francesca has assisted in bringing many young riders to numerous zone championships, Canadian National Championships, Medal Final wins and placings at USEF Pony Finals. Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineEquestrian College Courses with Dr. KlemmAmerican Equestrian SchoolSponsors: Excel Supplements, Purina Animal Nutrition, America Cryo, Alexis Kletjian, ClipMyHorse.TVtheplaidhorse.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!