Spooky season is here! This month, we’re talking about horse health tips you don’t want to skip on during fall, and preparing for the most festive time of the year, including what we hope will go on sale by Black Friday. Thanks for tuning in.
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Special Guest:
Dr. Abby Sage earned her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She is board certified in large animal internal medicine. Dr. Sage was on faculty in the Section of Sports Medicine at New Bolton Center and then at the University of Minnesota where she served as the head of the large animal internal medicine section. Dr. Sage spent ten years in private practice as an internal medicine specialist at Blue Ridge Equine Clinic before she joined the Virginia State Veterinary Office where she ran the equine programs. In 2023, she joined Zoetis as an Equine Technical Services Veterinarian. She has been an author of numerous scientific papers on equine internal medicine, ultrasound, and cardiology.
More on what we talked about on this episode:
This month, we’re sipping on a Pumpkin Spice White Russian. | @delish
Jess has all the highlights on the inaugural U.S. Equestrian Open Eventing Final from Morven Park. Congrats to Boyd! | @EN
The internet just won’t let horse girl fashion go, for better or worse. | @t+l
American show jumper Laura Kraut is the first female rider to crack the top 10 FEI World Rankings since 2021. Heck ya Laura!! | @COTH
Product Review: Dr. Sage from Zoetis joins us to talk about the AAEP updated deworming guidelines and why it matters. | @BuyLessDewormer
Dr. Sage also sticks around to answer Justine’s horse health questions. What’s important to consider this time of year when it comes to routine health concerns for your horse? | @AlwaysByYourSide
It’s not even Halloween yet but we’re in the festive end-of-year mood. Our hosts discuss their holiday plans and what they hope will go on sale before Black Friday this year. | @ThePayneAmazonShopLink
Mailbag: Leandi’s horse lost confidence after an equine hospital stay, and has turned buddy sour. We discuss. | @heelsdownmag
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More about our hosts:
Jessica Payne is an international event rider who is rarely seen without her long-haired chihuahua under her arm. She was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Franklin, Tenn., and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Animal Science. She’s now a coach, a mom and one-half of Payne Equestrian, a full-service eventing, show jumping and dressage operation based in North Carolina with her Olympian husband, Doug. Jess once lost the tip of her pinky finger clipping her 5* horse, and husband Doug says she can “talk to anyone including a wall….and they will like it!”
Ellie Woznica happily lives on a mountain in northern Pennsylvania in her horses’ front yard. She works from home as a graphic designer, manure mucker, and zoo keeper, but only gets paid for one of those gigs. Ellie grew up showing hunter/jumpers (and still does) but in college she learned to ride western and fell in love with reining and reined cow horse. Outside of horses, Ellie loves to knit, whittle, and write! Her boyfriend says she has too many hobbies.
Justine Griffin is an award winning journalist who has written about everything from horses to high-profile CEOs to her ovaries. (She donated her eggs once.) Two things she loves the most? Whippet puppies and cheese. Justine is a lifelong lover of Thoroughbreds and is a native Floridian.
Many thanks to our partners this month: Zoetis.