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Piper speaks with Cynthia Montague about her supplement company Biostar US. The owner of The Engraver, Barbara Jacobsen, joins to talk about the evolution of her business. Lastly, Amy Hassinger joins to talk to being an owner and entrepreneur in this sport, and we also talk about her latest fashion venture, AP Hassinger. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.

• Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse
• Guest: Cynthia Montague “Tigger” is the founder and owner of BiostarUS. Her company makes whole food supplements for horses and dogs. Tigger has spent the last 30 years in the nutrition field with emphasis on Eastern Medicine, particularly Ayurveda. 
• Guest: Barbara Jacobsen is the owner of The Engraver & The Green Hill Collection located in beautiful Chester County, Pennsylvania. For over four decades The Engraver has specialized in all things involving equestrian engraving, from wholesaling to select shops across the country to engraving the trophies for the prestigious Devon Horse Show. Our customers range from Olympians to the most humble of back yard ponies. As always, our products are all hand-crafted in the USA.
• Guest: In the hunter ring, Amy Hassinger is recognized as an active competitor and the owner of the well-known stallion Cadouch Z, currently ridden by Tori Colvin. But outside of the ring, she’s a multi-business owner of well known companies such as Equine Healthcare International, Hassinger Biomedical and A.P. Hassinger, her latest fashion venture which you can read about in the September issue of the magazine.
• Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance Services
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• Sponsors: American Stalls, Purina Animal Nutrition, America Cryo, Alexis Kletjian Jewelry, LAURACEA, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard and Good Boy, Eddie

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