{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#180 Iowa State Alum Winter Philbert\/UNC-Greensboro Rider Reagan Calhoun","description":"Reagan is&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;recent&amp;nbsp;graduate&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;University&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;North&amp;nbsp;Carolina&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;Greensboro,&amp;nbsp;where&amp;nbsp;she&amp;nbsp;earned&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;degree&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;sociology&amp;nbsp;with&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;double&amp;nbsp;minor&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;biology&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;chemistry.&amp;nbsp;During&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;four&amp;nbsp;years&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;UNCG,&amp;nbsp;she&amp;nbsp;rediscovered&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;passion&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;equestrian&amp;nbsp;sports&amp;nbsp;after&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;seven-year&amp;nbsp;hiatus,&amp;nbsp;joining&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;UNC-Greensboro&amp;nbsp;Equestrian&amp;nbsp;Team&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;competing&amp;nbsp;under&amp;nbsp;the IHSA.&amp;nbsp;In&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;final&amp;nbsp;year,&amp;nbsp;she&amp;nbsp;served&amp;nbsp;as&amp;nbsp;co-captain,&amp;nbsp;leading&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;team&amp;nbsp;through&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;challenges&amp;nbsp;posed&amp;nbsp;by&amp;nbsp;Hurricane&amp;nbsp;Helene. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Winter is&amp;nbsp;pursuing&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;Ph.D.&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;Biomedical&amp;nbsp;Engineering&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;University&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Iowa,&amp;nbsp;focusing&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;research&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;pulmonary&amp;nbsp;function.&amp;nbsp;Alongside&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;academic&amp;nbsp;pursuits,&amp;nbsp;she&amp;nbsp;owns&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;operates&amp;nbsp;Winters&amp;nbsp;Riding&amp;nbsp;Academy&amp;nbsp;LLC,&amp;nbsp;where&amp;nbsp;she&amp;nbsp;trains&amp;nbsp;clients&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;their&amp;nbsp;horses&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;hunter\/jumper&amp;nbsp;riding.&amp;nbsp;Her&amp;nbsp;passion&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;horses&amp;nbsp;was&amp;nbsp;sparked&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;young&amp;nbsp;age&amp;nbsp;by&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;mother&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;further&amp;nbsp;nurtured&amp;nbsp;through&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;studies&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;Animal&amp;nbsp;Science&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;Iowa&amp;nbsp;State&amp;nbsp;University.&amp;nbsp;During&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;time&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;Iowa&amp;nbsp;State,&amp;nbsp;she&amp;nbsp;was&amp;nbsp;an&amp;nbsp;active&amp;nbsp;member&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;equestrian&amp;nbsp;club&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;gained&amp;nbsp;valuable&amp;nbsp;experience&amp;nbsp;working&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;Iowa&amp;nbsp;State&amp;nbsp;horse&amp;nbsp;barns.&amp;nbsp;Balancing&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;scientific&amp;nbsp;career&amp;nbsp;with&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;equestrian&amp;nbsp;pursuits&amp;nbsp;is&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;challenge&amp;nbsp;she&amp;nbsp;embraces&amp;nbsp;with&amp;nbsp;dedication&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;enthusiasm.&amp;nbsp;Whether&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;lab&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;barn,&amp;nbsp;she&amp;nbsp;brings&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;same&amp;nbsp;level&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;commitment&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;passion&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;all&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;endeavors. ","author_name":"Athletic Equestrian: Riding In College Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.athleticequestrian.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35783370\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/35783370"}