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Show Strides Book 1: School Horses & Show Ponies by Piper Klemm and Rennie Dyball, Chapter 6

Meet the riders of Quince Oaks: Tally is a dedicated working student who takes lessons on the stable’s fleet of school horses, and Mac is pushing herself to improve on her own pony hunter. The girls become fast friends as Tally learns the ropes of catch riding and showing while Mac discovers that moving up a division isn’t as easy as she’d hoped. Together, and with the help of their trainer and barn friends, both riders will chase their dreams on horseback—one stride at a time.

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Excerpts from the Book
“Don’t forget to label those,” her dad said, nodding at the white and pink rosettes. Tally had actually been considering just throwing them out.
“Why? This isn’t exactly a show I want to remember.”
“I’ve told you this before, Tal. Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. And you know I think you should label the back of every ribbon. You’ll look back at them one day and be happy you did.”

“Pick up your canter and then establish the pace you want. Ring speed. Get that canter and keep her there. We’ll work on finessing it, but for now, I just want you to get that number, so cowboy-kick if you have to.”
As they approached the first rail, Tally felt like they were flying. Almost as if they were going too fast.
“That’s the pace, Tal, don’t change it. Now jump in and count.”

The next morning, Tally’s alarm went off at 6 a.m. and she flew out of bed, having been awake for at least an hour already. This was it. An away show. An A-rated show. Just like she’d watched Mac do and wished to be a part of herself someday. And she was already getting to do it.

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Piper speaks with Virginia Shaw Genthner about her book, Jellybean Finds a Family.

• Guest: Virginia Shaw Genthner has been teaching and training horses for over 20 years. Her students have competed all over New England with numerous wins at local finals and championships at shows such as HITS, Fieldstone, and Vermont. Virginia's true passion is rehabbing horses and she eventually hopes to open her own facility where she can rehab and retire horses. Virginia recently wrote a children's book, Jellybean Finds a Family.
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Show Strides Book 1: School Horses & Show Ponies by Piper Klemm and Rennie Dyball, Chapter 5

Meet the riders of Quince Oaks: Tally is a dedicated working student who takes lessons on the stable’s fleet of school horses, and Mac is pushing herself to improve on her own pony hunter. The girls become fast friends as Tally learns the ropes of catch riding and showing while Mac discovers that moving up a division isn’t as easy as she’d hoped. Together, and with the help of their trainer and barn friends, both riders will chase their dreams on horseback—one stride at a time.

Book #1 is available now. You can read the first chapter here on The Plaid Horse
Buy Book #1 on Amazon.
Read Book #1 on Kindle.
Listen to Book #1 on Audible.
Find Book #1 on eBay.


Excerpts from the Book
“Don’t forget to label those,” her dad said, nodding at the white and pink rosettes. Tally had actually been considering just throwing them out.
“Why? This isn’t exactly a show I want to remember.”
“I’ve told you this before, Tal. Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. And you know I think you should label the back of every ribbon. You’ll look back at them one day and be happy you did.”

“Pick up your canter and then establish the pace you want. Ring speed. Get that canter and keep her there. We’ll work on finessing it, but for now, I just want you to get that number, so cowboy-kick if you have to.”
As they approached the first rail, Tally felt like they were flying. Almost as if they were going too fast.
“That’s the pace, Tal, don’t change it. Now jump in and count.”

The next morning, Tally’s alarm went off at 6 a.m. and she flew out of bed, having been awake for at least an hour already. This was it. An away show. An A-rated show. Just like she’d watched Mac do and wished to be a part of herself someday. And she was already getting to do it.

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Show Strides Book 1: School Horses & Show Ponies by Piper Klemm and Rennie Dyball, Chapter 4

Meet the riders of Quince Oaks: Tally is a dedicated working student who takes lessons on the stable’s fleet of school horses, and Mac is pushing herself to improve on her own pony hunter. The girls become fast friends as Tally learns the ropes of catch riding and showing while Mac discovers that moving up a division isn’t as easy as she’d hoped. Together, and with the help of their trainer and barn friends, both riders will chase their dreams on horseback—one stride at a time.

Book #1 is available now. You can read the first chapter here on The Plaid Horse
Buy Book #1 on Amazon.
Read Book #1 on Kindle.
Listen to Book #1 on Audible.
Find Book #1 on eBay.


Excerpts from the Book
“Don’t forget to label those,” her dad said, nodding at the white and pink rosettes. Tally had actually been considering just throwing them out.
“Why? This isn’t exactly a show I want to remember.”
“I’ve told you this before, Tal. Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. And you know I think you should label the back of every ribbon. You’ll look back at them one day and be happy you did.”

“Pick up your canter and then establish the pace you want. Ring speed. Get that canter and keep her there. We’ll work on finessing it, but for now, I just want you to get that number, so cowboy-kick if you have to.”
As they approached the first rail, Tally felt like they were flying. Almost as if they were going too fast.
“That’s the pace, Tal, don’t change it. Now jump in and count.”

The next morning, Tally’s alarm went off at 6 a.m. and she flew out of bed, having been awake for at least an hour already. This was it. An away show. An A-rated show. Just like she’d watched Mac do and wished to be a part of herself someday. And she was already getting to do it.

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Show Strides Book 1: School Horses & Show Ponies by Piper Klemm and Rennie Dyball, Chapter 3

Meet the riders of Quince Oaks: Tally is a dedicated working student who takes lessons on the stable’s fleet of school horses, and Mac is pushing herself to improve on her own pony hunter. The girls become fast friends as Tally learns the ropes of catch riding and showing while Mac discovers that moving up a division isn’t as easy as she’d hoped. Together, and with the help of their trainer and barn friends, both riders will chase their dreams on horseback—one stride at a time.

Book #1 is available now. You can read the first chapter here on The Plaid Horse
Buy Book #1 on Amazon.
Read Book #1 on Kindle.
Listen to Book #1 on Audible.
Find Book #1 on eBay.


Excerpts from the Book
“Don’t forget to label those,” her dad said, nodding at the white and pink rosettes. Tally had actually been considering just throwing them out.
“Why? This isn’t exactly a show I want to remember.”
“I’ve told you this before, Tal. Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. And you know I think you should label the back of every ribbon. You’ll look back at them one day and be happy you did.”

“Pick up your canter and then establish the pace you want. Ring speed. Get that canter and keep her there. We’ll work on finessing it, but for now, I just want you to get that number, so cowboy-kick if you have to.”
As they approached the first rail, Tally felt like they were flying. Almost as if they were going too fast.
“That’s the pace, Tal, don’t change it. Now jump in and count.”

The next morning, Tally’s alarm went off at 6 a.m. and she flew out of bed, having been awake for at least an hour already. This was it. An away show. An A-rated show. Just like she’d watched Mac do and wished to be a part of herself someday. And she was already getting to do it.

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Show Strides Book 1: School Horses & Show Ponies by Piper Klemm and Rennie Dyball, Chapter 2

Meet the riders of Quince Oaks: Tally is a dedicated working student who takes lessons on the stable’s fleet of school horses, and Mac is pushing herself to improve on her own pony hunter. The girls become fast friends as Tally learns the ropes of catch riding and showing while Mac discovers that moving up a division isn’t as easy as she’d hoped. Together, and with the help of their trainer and barn friends, both riders will chase their dreams on horseback—one stride at a time.

Book #1 is available now. You can read the first chapter here on The Plaid Horse
Buy Book #1 on Amazon.
Read Book #1 on Kindle.
Listen to Book #1 on Audible.
Find Book #1 on eBay.

Excerpts from the Book
“Don’t forget to label those,” her dad said, nodding at the white and pink rosettes. Tally had actually been considering just throwing them out.
“Why? This isn’t exactly a show I want to remember.”
“I’ve told you this before, Tal. Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. And you know I think you should label the back of every ribbon. You’ll look back at them one day and be happy you did.”

“Pick up your canter and then establish the pace you want. Ring speed. Get that canter and keep her there. We’ll work on finessing it, but for now, I just want you to get that number, so cowboy-kick if you have to.”
As they approached the first rail, Tally felt like they were flying. Almost as if they were going too fast.
“That’s the pace, Tal, don’t change it. Now jump in and count.”

The next morning, Tally’s alarm went off at 6 a.m. and she flew out of bed, having been awake for at least an hour already. This was it. An away show. An A-rated show. Just like she’d watched Mac do and wished to be a part of herself someday. And she was already getting to do it.

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Piper speaks with Sarah Crosier about the equestrian program at the University of Vermont.

• Guest: Sarah Crosier a senior at the University of Vermont, majoring in Public Health Sciences with a minor in Animal Science. Sarah is also the Barn Manager and member of the UVM Horse Barn Co-operative. 

Piper speaks with Sarah Maslin Nir about her newest book, The Flying Horse.

• Guest: Sarah Maslin Nir is a staff reporter for the New York Times the author of the new "Once Upon a Horse" series of kids books, featuring true stories from across the equestrian world. Book 1, "The Flying Horse" comes out on March 14, wherever books are sold! She is also the adult non-fiction book "Horse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal" published in 2020 by Simon and Schuster. 

Piper is joined by Izzy Baker to discuss how we all can bring more kindness to our sport.

• Guest:  Izzy Baker founded “The Kindness Movement”, a non-profit community organization and social media outlet that promotes kindness and stands up to bullying in the equestrian community. The organization has over 4,000 active members from all over the US and Canada and 30 equestrian ambassadors that promote The Kindness Movement and its values to support those who have been the victims of bullying.  

Read more about The Kindness Movement here:

• https://www.theplaidhorse.com/2020/04/16/the-kindness-movement-putting-an-end-to-bullying-in-the-horse-world/
• https://thekindnessmovement.wixsite.com/mysite

Show Strides Book 1: School Horses & Show Ponies by Piper Klemm and Rennie Dyball

Meet the riders of Quince Oaks: Tally is a dedicated working student who takes lessons on the stable’s fleet of school horses, and Mac is pushing herself to improve on her own pony hunter. The girls become fast friends as Tally learns the ropes of catch riding and showing while Mac discovers that moving up a division isn’t as easy as she’d hoped. Together, and with the help of their trainer and barn friends, both riders will chase their dreams on horseback—one stride at a time.

Book #1 is available now. You can read the first chapter here on The Plaid Horse
Buy Book #1 on Amazon.
Read Book #1 on Kindle.
Listen to Book #1 on Audible.
Find Book #1 on eBay.


Excerpts from the Book
“Don’t forget to label those,” her dad said, nodding at the white and pink rosettes. Tally had actually been considering just throwing them out.
“Why? This isn’t exactly a show I want to remember.”
“I’ve told you this before, Tal. Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. And you know I think you should label the back of every ribbon. You’ll look back at them one day and be happy you did.”

“Pick up your canter and then establish the pace you want. Ring speed. Get that canter and keep her there. We’ll work on finessing it, but for now, I just want you to get that number, so cowboy-kick if you have to.”
As they approached the first rail, Tally felt like they were flying. Almost as if they were going too fast.
“That’s the pace, Tal, don’t change it. Now jump in and count.”

The next morning, Tally’s alarm went off at 6 a.m. and she flew out of bed, having been awake for at least an hour already. This was it. An away show. An A-rated show. Just like she’d watched Mac do and wished to be a part of herself someday. And she was already getting to do it.