Sara L. Mastellar, PhD, is an assistant professor at The Ohio State University. She is originally from New York state, where she grew up keeping horses on her parents’ dairy farm and participating in Pony Club and 4-H. She earned a BPS in management specializing in Equine Business Management from Cazenovia College, where she also rode on the Intercollegiate Dressage Association team. She then earned her PhD in equine nutrition at the University of Kentucky. When not teaching or in the saddle, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two dogs, and cat.