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

A Clean Slate

When was the last time you purged your medicine cabinet?

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Making Strides

Has your horse had a tendon or ligament injury that your veterinarian was able to help using advanced diagnostic and treatment techniques? What were those techniques?

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EHV-1 Outbreak: Fight the Fear

First of all, there’s no need to panic. Be smart? Yes. Be aware? Yes. Panic? An emphatic “no.” Pockets of the horse industry have wrestled

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20-Meter Circles in My Sleep

It used to be that I’d say, “I dread the day when that horse leaves us.” I’ve had nightmares about it over the years, actually,

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Guest Post: Cost Drives Care

How has the economy affected you, horse owners around you, and your area equine veterinarians? What have your experiences been in efforts to “penny pinch” during this time?

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Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Without a horse in my care at the moment, moments of direct application of what I’ve learned at work–aha moments–probably don’t hit as often as

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A Year of Innovation

What features do you find in your favorite magazines that point you toward useful, innovative online content?

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Reflections and Resolutions

Three hundred sixty-five days. They stretch out before us not unlike the snow many of us woke up to on Christmas on this side of

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Easier Said Than Done?

It’s probably safe to say that behind every homebred filly or colt there’s a story. It could be as simple as one live cover, one

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Ambassadors for the Horse

A few weekends ago I did something I’m not sure I’ve done beforeÑI helped set a record. More than 50,800 people flocked to the 1,224-acre

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A Safe Place to Land

Last weekend I received an e-mail from a veterinarian at the University of Pennsylvania that warmed my heart and, quite frankly, got me a little

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Lambasted

Whether we’ve lost a horse to laminitis, or ached for those that have battled it, laminitis is something all of us can agree on; we continually hope equine researchers will discover a cure.

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Avoiding Equine Disease Outbreaks

One of the remarkable things about caring for horses is that we can sometimes prevent the Really Bad Stuff from happening, horse-health-wise, with some responsible

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Horse Hope?

Each of us has encountered a horse that has had the proverbial hard-knock life. You or a fellow owner might have spotted the horse with

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Choose My Adventure

Choose Your Own My Adventure All work and no play. You know how the saying goes. Same applies to horsesÑall work and no play does

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An Equine Health Enigma

Sometimes you never know what’s going to set a horse off. In a physical ailment sort of way, I mean. We work with sensitive creatures–intricately

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