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Piper speaks with Stevie McCarron Wigley about training and managing her business. Dr. Robert Jacobs of Purina Animal Nutrition also joins to talk about the equine microbiome. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.   

• Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse
• Guest: Stevie McCarron Wigley grew up in Los Angeles, California as the daughter of Hall of Fame Jockey, Chris McCarron. Stevie competed and worked for many top professionals through her junior and professional career including Karen Healey, Butch and Lu Thomas and Anne Kursinski. Stevie started her own business in Lexington, Kentucky in 2005 and has been running Cloud Nine Farm ever since.  
• Guest: Dr. Robert Jacobs is an Equine Innovation Manager at Purina Animal Nutrition. Dr. Jacobs earned his Ph.D. in Equine Reproductive Physiology and Nutrition at Virginia Tech and manages the equine research program at the Purina Animal Nutrition Center. For the past 10-plus years he has been leading research efforts for the Purina Equine MQ™ Platform.
• 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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