Welcome to The Plaidchat- an extension of The Plaidcast where we expand upon conversations in our sport and discuss the most recent issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine. Today, Piper speaks with Plaid Horse Magazine online editor Marley Lien-Gonzalez about the March wellness issue of The Plaid Horse magazine. We also speak with TPH Small Business Contest winner, Dr. Barb Blasko of ShowMD. Listen in and share with your friends!

• Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse
• Guest: Marley Lien-Gonzalez is Blog Editor of The Plaid Horse and passionate equestrian college student studying Journalism. As a junior, she was a working student for a top-level training and sales barn and competed in the equitation and jumper rings. Since then, she’s transitioned to freelance grooming but still rides frequently, and she enjoys traveling across the country to work at different horse shows.
• Guest: Dr. Barb Blasko is a Board-Certified Emergency Medicine physician with over 20 years of progressive successful delivery and operational management of Emergency Medicine for regional and national medical facilities. She is a passionate entrepreneur who has blended health sciences and technology to improve the lives of her patients in equestrian settings. Her expertise spans medical fields including specialty in Emergency Medicine, clinical strategy, telemedicine and biomedical informatics. With her own horses, she competes in USEF show jumping competitions across the West Coast. As a competitive equestrian herself, Dr. Blasko personally relates to common stressors, conditions and injuries that may arise when riding or working with horses.
• Read the March Issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine
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