Stephanie Danhakl & Callie Seaman by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailPiper speaks with top amateur riders Stephanie Danhakl and Callie Seaman, who were both recently champion at Indoors while juggling the many aspects of adult life outside of the show ring. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Stephanie Danhakl is a 36 year old amateur hunter rider and mother-of-two based in Dover, Massachusetts. She trains with Scott Stewart at Rivers Edge Farm in Flemington, New Jersey. She’s been competing since she was 13 years old. Guest: Callie Seaman is a top amateur jumper and hunter rider who trains with Heritage Farm in Katonah, New Year. Callie currently serve as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the African Impact Foundation. Callie graduated from NYU with her masters in Global Public Health this past May, and is currently taking the year to focus on her riding and philanthropic work before starting her public health career next year.Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: Purina Animal Nutrition, America Cryo, Alexis Kletjian Jewelry, LAURACEA, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard and Good Boy, Eddietheplaidhorse.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!