Nick Haness (on the state of the hunters) by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailPiper speaks with top hunter rider and trainer, Nick Haness. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Nick Haness is a top hunter/jumper trainer who is based out of Temecula, California. Some of Nick's most notable accomplishments include being named the Chronicle of the Horse's Show Hunter Person of the Year in 2022, he won the Devon Horse Show Leading Hunter Rider in 2023 and 2024, he won the 2024 $100,000 USHJA World Championship Hunter Rider Peter Wetherill Hunter Spectacular in Wellington, Florida, he was named the 2024 USEF Equestrian of the Year, and he recently won the $100,000 USHJA World Championship Hunter Rider West Coast Hunter Spectacular in Thermal, California for the fourth year in a row.Subscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineTitle Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSponsors: Purina, Foxhall Equine and Great American Insurance GroupJoin us at an upcoming Plaidcast LIVE!theplaidhorse.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!