Dr. Betsee Parker by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailPiper speaks with Dr. Betsee Parker about being one of the top horse and pony owners and sponsors in the horse show world, what it's been like supporting so many junior and professional riders over the years and how she is overcoming biases in our sport. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Dr. Betsee Parker is the 17th Baroness of Lochiel, Scotland, and also a philanthropist, ordained Episcopal minister and one of our country's top horse and pony owners and horse show sponsors from Middleburg, Virginia. While living in Manhattan in 2001, Dr. Parker was among the first responders at the World Trade Center on 9/11, working primarily with the Chief Medical Examiner of New York to help identify victims. Dr. Parker is also a decorated member of the United Nations, serving in multiple capacities with an emphasis toward sustainable development and climate-change issues in Africa. She has also been the keynote speaker on sustainable development at the Vatican. Dr. Parker also the proud owner of a 15th century castle, Ackergill Tower on the rugged northeast coast of Scotland, converting it from a luxury hotel into her private home. In Middleburg, Virginia, Dr. Parker's Huntland Farm is home to many of her retired, top show horses and ponies.Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: Purina Animal Nutrition, America Cryo, Alexis Kletjian Jewelry, LAURACEA, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard and Good Boy, Eddietheplaidhorse.comThank you so much for joining us today on the Plaidcast. This podcast is a labor of love, and every single episode exists because of this incredible community of riders, trainers, barn managers, parents, and horse lovers who show up in the barn, in the ring, and right here with us.At The Plaid Horse, our commitment goes far beyond the show ring. We believe deeply in the power of literacy and education and that every rider, at every level, deserves access to knowledge, stories, and ideas that make them a better horseperson and a better human being. Reading matters. Learning matters. And the stories we tell each other in this sport matter more than we sometimes realize.Whether you are a junior rider picking up your first copy of The Plaid Horse  Magazine, a professional trainer looking for inspiration, or someone who simply loves horses and everything this world stands for then this community is for you. You belong here.We build this together. Every article, every episode, every conversation is an opportunity to learn something new, to feel less alone in the challenges of this sport, and to be reminded of why we fell in love with horses in the first place.Until next time, keep reading, keep learning, keep riding, and remember that the horse world is better when we build it together. I will see you at the ring!