Dr. Chris Smith, DVM, Dr. Erin Margolis, DVM & Elizabeth Woolsey, DVM by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Send us Fan MailPiper speaks with Dr. Chris Smith, DVM and Dr. Erin Margolis, DVM about everything that Foxhall Equine Rehabilitation Center has to offer. Piper also speaks with The Plaid Horse magazine writing contest winner, Elizabeth Woolsey, DVM about her experience as an equine veterinarian and fiction author. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: From a young age, Dr. Chris Smith, DVM was introduced to the world of equestrian competition and rode extensively in the National Barrel Horse Association. With the unique distinction of having been a rider himself, Dr. Smith found his career as an equine veterinarian combines his passion for the horse with his incredible veterinary skills in advancing safe equine sports. His dedication and diligence in aiding equestrian athletes and their riders has inspired him to create Foxhall Equine Rehabilitation Center, where he aims to guide each athlete to their utmost potential. Dr. Smith has created an amazing state-of-the-art equine center where your horse can receive full-range veterinary care, treatment for sports injuries, rehabilitation, strengthening & performance conditioning. Guest: Dr. Erin Margolis, DVM joined the Foxhall team in 2023. Dr. Margolis blends a love for horses cultivated in her MD upbringing with a passion for comprehensive equine care. After earning dual degrees in Biology & English Literature from Washington University, Dr. Margolis pursued her veterinary education at the Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, graduating with honors in 2012. With over a decade of experience as a sports medicine practitioner at MD racetracks and in ambulatory practice, Dr. Margolis has garnered a reputation for excellence in diagnosing & treating equine athletes. Her areas of interest include sports medicine and rehabilitation, ophthalmology & internal medicine. Guest: Elizabeth Woolsey, DVM grew up in Northern CA showing hunters & jumpers. She practiced equine medicine in CA and then for 30 years in Australia. From her experiences in Australia, she published professional articles on burns in horses, toxic plants & standing flank laparotomies in horses with small colon impactions. She retired and moved to Georgia where she began to write fiction about veterinarians incorporating some of her cases into her books. She is still active in her profession & writes and lectures to colleagues and students. Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: LAURACEA, Great American Insurance Group, American Stalls, Purina Animal Nutrition, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series and Good Boy, Eddie theplaidhorse.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!