Tonya Johnston's Inside Your Ride with Keri Potter & Weatherly Stroh by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailTonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with professional show jumping rider and trainer Keri Potter and amateur rider and oil painter Weatherly Stroh. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website, Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride Guest: Keri Potter has been riding horses competitively her entire life and as a junior she won the AHSA medal finals. She is based in Del Mar, California where she rides and trains out of Tres Palomas. Keri has ridden and competed successfully all over North America and Europe, and currently trains many Juniors and Amateurs, investment horses, as well as grand prix and young horses for outside clients. She has represented both the USA and Brazil in Nation Cups throughout Europe and in Florida, and currently rides for the USA. Keri has won numerous grand prix classes and was the 2025 PCHA rider of the year. One of the things Keri most enjoys is producing young horses. Over the last 15 years, she has taken horses from a very young age and produced them into top grand prix horses which were then sold to top riders. Keri finds it very rewarding to teach, train and mold a talented horse to reach their full potential.Guest: Weatherly Stroh is an oil painter known for expressive animal portraits and atmospheric landscapes inspired by travel, nature, and the deep connections we share with animals. A lifelong horsewoman and competitive amateur owner hunter rider, she grew up on a farm in Michigan where horses shaped both her life and her art. Now based in Wellington, Florida, she draws daily inspiration from the equestrian world while also co-leading creativity retreats around the globe. Through her work, Weatherly aims to create an emotional connection—inviting viewers to slow down and appreciate the beauty in small, meaningful moments.Subscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineTitle Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSponsors: Purina, Great American Insurance Group and Windstar Cruises Join us at an upcoming Plaidcast in Person live event!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!