Stephanie Ruff

Stephanie Ruff has spent her entire career in various facets of the equine industry. She was a freelance writer for many years, was the owner/editor of Arabian Finish Line, managing editor of Arabian Horse Life and content manager of Practical Horseman and Dressage Today before moving to The Horse. She has ridden many different disciplines, but for the last 20 years has focused on dressage. Stephanie has both a B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science from the University of Kentucky and has always had a keen interest in equine health, science, and research. A native of Pennsylvania, Stephanie enjoys hanging out with her Arabian and Half-Arabian mares, two German Shorthair Pointers, traveling and embracing the Florida lifestyle where she currently lives.

Articles by: Stephanie Ruff

Heavy Metal: Farm Tractors

Keeping horses on your property? Then you don’t need me to tell you how much work there always is to do. In addition to all the actual horse care, there are endless weeds to whack, riding rings or tracks to be harrowed, bales of hay to be moved fro

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Safe And Secure Fencing

Sandra had installed her fencing in good faith, on the advice of experts – yet in only weeks, one of her horses had been seriously injured. Would another kind of barrier have been any safer? It seems everyone’s got at least one fencing horror story”andra had installed her fencing in good faith, on the advice of experts – yet in only weeks, one of her horses had been seriously injured. Would another kind of barrier have been any”ndra had installed her fencing in good faith, on the advice of experts – yet in only weeks, one of her horses had bee”dra had installed her fencing in good faith, on the adv

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What Makes It Great

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Genetically Altered Feeds: Modified Munchies

Since their introduction on a commercial level in 1995, genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, have become widely incorporated in livestock feeds. It’s estimated that some 80% of the genetically modified corn produced in the United States is used

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Scholarships Available for Veterinary Students

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) joins the American Live Stock Insurance Company (ALSIC) in offering eight $2,500 scholarships to fourth-year veterinary students planning to enter private equine practice. Applicants are

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Decisions, Decisions

Information is a peculiar thing. It seems that no matter how much we have, we want more. While some people would have you believe that is wrong (the ignorance is bliss crowd), others firmly believe that what you don’t know can hurt you…or”P>Information is a peculiar thing. It seems that no matter how much we have, we want more. W

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Wry Nose in Horses?

I would like information on wry nose (laterally deviated rostral maxilla). I had a foal born with it and never heard of it before then. I would like to know what causes it and any other information about this condition.

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Nail-Quicked

Shoeing is necessary to protect the hooves of many hard-working horses, and nails are of course an important part of the process. Ideally, horseshoe nails enter the outer hoof wall, which lies adjacent to the quick, or the sensitive laminae”P>Shoeing is necessary to protec

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Tying Up is Split Up

Muscle disease in performance horses commonly is referred to as tying-up, exertional rhabdomyolysis, azoturia, or Monday morning disease. Horses experiencing tying-up show a stiff gait; reluctance to move; firm, painful muscle cramps; profuse

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Planning Health Expenses

The number and variety of sophisticated services equine veterinarians can provide for horses have grown greatly through the years. How much of these services you choose for your horses usually depends on how much money you want to spend, and wha

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2000 Equine West Nile Virus Study Online

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently released the final full report for the year 2000 West Nile virus study in horses on the Internet.

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Bapten Taken Off Market

The equine tendon medication Bapten has been discontinued by its manufacturer, PR Pharmaceuticals, because of a lack of demand. The expense and length of treatment involved with Bapten therapy kept it from becoming popular, according to Keri

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