Kristen York: Bridging the Insurance Industry and Equine Passions

On this week’s episode, Venessa Wood interviews Kristen York of Remuda Insurance Group from Weatherford, Texas, about her path in agriculture and the equine industry. Kristin shares growing up in California with a farming background, pursuing horses and softball, playing at Colorado State, and choosing the equine science path. After college she moved to Wyoming, spent 25 years ranching, showing cutters and reined cow horses, and raising her son, a successful young trainer. Following a divorce and increased time in Texas through NCHA/NRCHA involvement, she entered equine insurance, emphasizing relationships and education. Kristen explains mortality, major medical eligibility, colic surgery coverage, claim requirements like veterinarian reports/necropsy, and common loss scenarios. She describes founding Remuda Insurance Group with three partners, their nationwide licensing, focus on grassroots horse communities, and discusses her stallion and lessons from multiple performance disciplines.