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Piper speaks with Dr. Shadi Ireifej, owner and co-founder of VetTriage, a 24/7 video telehealth platform that is hoping to change the way after-hours equine emergencies are handled. Piper also speaks with Jordan Wooten from Recycleballs Green Gold, a nonprofit company that is focused on saving the planet by recycling and reusing tennis balls. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.   

• Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse
• Guest: Dr. Shadi Ireifej DVM DACVS is a board-certified small animal surgeon who is currently the owner, cofounder, and Chief Medical Officer of VetTriage, a 24/7 live-video platform featuring Doctors of Veterinary Medicine. He has operated numerous veterinary hospitals, managed multiple specialty departments and has numerous medical journal publications. Dr. Ireifej aims to spearhead the movement with veterinary telehealth, increase access and spectrum of veterinary care on a global scale, and provide a powerful means of relieving veterinarians from the current challenges and stresses plaguing the veterinary field today. 
• Guest: Jordan Wooten is the sales consultant for Recycleballs Green Gold, a non profit company that is focused on saving the planet by recycling and reusing tennis balls. To date, Recycleballs has saved around 12 million tennis balls from ending up in landfills. Jordan is also a barrel racer, professionally rodeos and she owns her own horse training and equine therapy program. You can read more about Recycleballs Green Gold in the December/January issue of The Plaid Horse Magazine.
• Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance Services
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• Sponsors: American Stalls, Purina Animal Nutrition, World Equestrian Center, LAURACEA, America Cryo, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard. Good Boy, Eddie, HITS Horse Shows  and Great American Insurance Group

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