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Piper speaks with two riders and trainers, Matt Piccolo from Nashville, Tennessee and Grand Prix rider Taylor Kain, who just moved from the US to Europe this past year. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  

• Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse
• Guest: Originally from Massachusetts, Matt Piccolo and husband Devan Cottrell run Arrow Hill Farm just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Matt teaches students ranging from children on their first ponies to lifelong riders on horses at horse shows ranging from Florida in the winter to Michigan in the summer.  
• Guest: Taylor Kain grew up in Wellington, Florida. As a junior rider, Taylor was a working student and catch rider for Jennifer Bieling, Frank Madden and Jimmy Toon among others. Taylor started out as a young professional working for Jimmy Toon, then freelanced for a while before working for New Hope LLC. Taylor and her now husband Geoff Case joined together eight years ago at Horseshoe Bend Stables mostly training and selling hunters. Six months ago the couple moved to the Netherlands to focus on top sport and young horse development. As of now, Taylor has risen to the top 50 on the USEF computer list and the top 1000 in the world.
• Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance Services
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• Sponsors: American Stalls, Purina Animal Nutrition, Wordley Martin Premium Equestrian Surfaces, America Cryo, LAURACEA, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard, Good Boy, Eddie and World Equestrian Center