San Marcos junior Kira Plymire will be spending this weekend under the tutelage of Olympic gold-medalist Melanie Smith Taylor, the reward for being one of the select few chosen for the USHJA Emerging Athletes Program, which develops promising young equestrians."It's a huge honor to have her instruction on my riding,' said Plymire, who will be jumping 1.1-meter courses on a horse named Seven of Nine.Plymire is one of 24 riders selected from the region, which includes California, Oregon … [Read more...]