Piper speaks with Alexandra Zulia about horse show management and the state of horse shows today. Jennifer Wood also joins to talk about public relations in the horse show world and the exciting events we have to look forward to this year. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.

• Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse 
• Guest: Alexandra Zulia currently represents Southern California's Blenheim EquiSports as co-manager alongside Stephanie Lightner, and also manages the Kentucky National Horse Show and the Waterloo Hunt Club Annual Horse Show in Michigan.  When not managing events, Alex helps out the National Horse Show, the Pennsylvania National Horse Show and the Las Vegas National Horse Show with production & awards, and she is also a jumper judge and announcer at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida.  Alex also co-founded and produced Horse Shows by the Bay for 11 years in Traverse City, Michigan (now known as the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival).
• Guest: Originally from Chicago, Jennifer Wood is a lifelong horseperson who began competing in the hunter/jumper discipline at the age of seven. Jen then went on to represent the intercollegiate team at the University of South Carolina. Jen graduated from USC magna cum laude with a marketing degree in 2001 and then worked for Olympic show jumpers Anne Kursinski and Margie Engle before entering into the public relations field in 2004. Jen has covered many of the major international equestrian events, including FEI World Cup Finals, FEI World Equestrian Games, and the Olympic Games. Jen is known for her work promoting some of the best equestrian events and companies in North America through Jump Media, her PR and marketing agency with business partner Jennifer Ward. 
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