Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director, grew up riding and caring for her family’s horses in Central Virginia and received a B.A. in journalism and equestrian studies from Averett University. She joined The Horse in 1999 and has led the editorial team since 2010. A 4-H and Pony Club graduate, she enjoys dressage, eventing, and trail riding. Her heart horse, It Happened Again (“Happy,” pictured), a former graded-stakes-winning Thoroughbred gelding, was her longtime partner in the saddle and remains a lasting inspiration. Stephanie is based in Lexington, Kentucky.

Articles by: Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director

Talking Manure and the March Issue

It’s official. You’re preoccupied with your horse’s poop. We expected our March cover story would be a popular one, but it’s always fun when people like/comment/read/share/make

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EHV-1: Information You Need to Know

Over the past two weeks TheHorse.com has followed reports of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) positives in Florida, Utah, New Jersey, and Quebec. Sure, this isn’t our

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Changing it Up

Yesterday’s high of 20 degrees and solid hours of desk-sitting had me wistful for warmer times and a fun riding memory from the fall, when

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Inside January’s Pages

By now we’ve all become acquainted with 2013 and its possibilities. (Despite the fact we’re a week in, though, I’m still creatively converting twos to

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An Undercurrent of Compassion

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s what my Pandora Vince Guaraldi (think Charlie Brown Christmas) station is telling me, at least, in

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Pausing to be Thankful

I’m thankful for Gandalf, who’s currently my favorite horse on the planet.Photo by Stephanie L. Church Gratitude journals were all the rage a few years

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How Do You Like it?

By now I hope you’ve had a chance to spend some time with the newly redesigned TheHorse.com. If you haven’t yet, click around for a

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A New Look for TheHorse.com

In a few days things will begin to look a little different around here. Our team has redesigned the look of TheHorse.com based on feedback

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An Unlikely Farrier

Besides my penchant for big gray horses and veterinary science, I’ve developed a “thing” for other activities and causes along my life’s journey. One of

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Little Breakthroughs

I ride a really cool horse named Gandalf on a fairly regular basis. That’s him over there in my blog author image. Gandalf is a

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