Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with trainer and rider Tasha Visokay of Ingenium Farm. Tonya also answers a listener question on how to get into your zone quickly. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.

• Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website, Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride
• Guest: Tasha Visokay has over 35 years of experience riding, training and caring for horses and their riders. After a successful career as a junior rider and working student, Tasha began her professional career after graduating from Barnard College. She worked for top professionals Andre Dignelli, Leslie Steele, and Karen Healey before starting her own Ingenium Farm in 2016. Tasha has a natural talent as a horse trainer and rider in the hunter and jumper rings, but her ability to run a successful business is also one of her biggest strengths. Tasha's clients have won top ribbons at local, regional and national medal finals as well as top placings at jumper year-end award finals.
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Piper speaks with rider and trainer Maggie McAlary about her career and splitting her time between Europe and the United States. Working amateur riders Laura Connaway and Dr. Sandra Gregory also join to talk about how they help each other to make horse shows within their busy careers. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.

• Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse
• Guest: Maggie McAlary is a 34 year old show jumper and trainer originally from New Hampshire and now splits her time between Wellington, Florida and Antwerp, Belgium. Following a successful pony and junior career with highlights including the youngest ever winner of the USEF pony medal finals, winner of the USEF medal finals, ASPCA Maclay finals and team gold and individual silver medal at NAYRC she attended Auburn University where she competed as part of their NCAA equestrian team earning SEC championship wins, a national championship win as well as being a two time academic All American. Turning professional after graduation she worked with some of the top riders in the world including; Francois Mathy, Darragh Kenny, Double H Farm and Ben Maher. She considers jumping for Team USA at the CSIO 5* Spruce Meadow Masters as a standout professional moment. After years of building her resume and skill set she started McAlary LLC at the start of 2022, focusing on developing riders and horses.
• Guest: Laura Connaway is the founder and president of Connaway & Associates Equine Insurance Services, Inc. Laura is also an amateur grand prix show jumper that has competed several horses that she bred herself.
• Guest: Dr. Sandra Gregory is an amateur equestrian, part-time equine photographer, and an ABR Board Certified Radiation Oncologist based in Alpharetta, Georgia. Dr. Sandy is a member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Georgia. Sandy has worked in hospitals and cancer treatment centers in major cities including Memphis, Tennessee and the greater Atlanta area.
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Piper speaks with top US show jumping groom Margo Thomas and top junior rider Violet Tatum. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.

• Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse
• Guest: Margo Thomas is the head groom for Laura Kraut. After graduating from Virginia Intermont College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Equine Studies, Margo started out as an eventing groom and rider. Nine years ago she made the move to grooming show jumpers and has since traveled to top level shows such as Spruce Meadows, Aachen, and Geneva. Margo has been part of Laura’s team for nearly five years and she groomed Baloutinue at the Tokyo Olympics, where she helped team USA win a silver medal.
• Guest: Violet Tatum is a top-ranked 15 year old junior rider from California that has amassed an impressive collection of championships and victories in the seven years that she has been riding. Violet competes in the junior hunters, the equitation and the jumpers under the guidances of her trainer Archie Cox of Brookway Stables. Violet and her horses have won multiple USEF Horse of the Year National Champion and Reserve Champion honors, champion at the USEF Junior Hunter Finals, as well as wins and top placings at Devon, Capital Challenge, the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, the Washington International Horse Show and The National Horse Show.
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