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

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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Resources for Injured Riders

If you spend enough hours in the saddle, it’s likely you’ll one day have an unfortunate rendezvous with gravity and sustain an injury that at

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Biosecurity: Better Safe …

I thought it a bit strange yesterday when I saw a pink-handled pitchfork and broom hanging from a stall door of the isolation facility at

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New Faces

Welcome to my new blog (… and my apologies to Jane Austen)! I’m Stephanie Church, the new editor-in-chief of The Horse. The landscape around The

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UK Group Organizes Skydives for Strangles Research

The British Horse Society (BHS) has announced that it’s recruiting volunteers from across the U.K. for fundraising skydives aimed to support researchers examining strangles.


A release from the U.K. organization noted that participants

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First Offspring of an Equine Clone Born in Italy

Prometea, the blazed Haflinger who gained notoriety in 2003 as the world’s first horse clone, has given birth to a colt. Today the Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione (LTR) in Cremona, Italy, announced the March 17 arrival of Pegaso, who

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Offers Two Summer Internships

The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care is looking for two strong journalism/equine science interns to round out its editorial staff for the summer. These individuals will earn valuable experience in both print and

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Hitting the Road for Education

Take more than 1,000 veterinarians and veterinary students from around the globe, some armed with presentations representing thousands of hours worth of equine research, and add to it some tartan, bagpipes, and Scottish fare. Drop it all into a

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