# @theplaidhorsemag on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbL8OukjMUJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68315048-theplaidhorsemag-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/d6aa10a373.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24T19:00:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Plaid Horse Magazine (@theplaidhorsemag) — https://gondola.cc/theplaidhorsemag

## Caption

Winning is something to celebrate, but it shouldn't be the only thing we celebrate.

Piper Klemm challenges one of the equestrian world's most common assumptions: that consistent success in the show ring automatically reflects good horsemanship. While ribbons recognize a result, they don't tell the full story of the training, care, and welfare that brought a horse to that moment.

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## Tags

hunterjumper, trainers, horsetraining, horsesfirst, ridebetter, equestrian, ridereducation, theplaidhorse, showjumping, horsewelfare, equestrians, ethicalhorsemanship, equitation, horsemanship, equestrianlife, horsesofinstagram, horses, horsecommunity, horseshows, horsebackriding

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