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.

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Spanish Equine Career Booklet Available

From top jockeys to polo professionals, the equine industry is constantly influenced by the history and horsemanship of those from Central and South America. In an effort to continue to involve the growing U.S. Hispanic population in the various

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Veterinary Rounds Changes Format

The AAEP owner education web site, www.myHorseMatters.com, recently changed the form of the Veterinary Rounds from a live “chat” session once a month to a question and answer forum. Users can post”he AAEP owner education web site, www.myHorseMatters.com, recently changed the form of the Veterinary Rounds from a live “chat” session once a month to “e AAEP owner education web site, www.myHorseMatters.com, recently changed the form of the Veterinary Rounds f” AAEP owner education web site, www.myHorseMatters.com, recently ch”AAEP owner education web site,

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What is Theriogenology?

Theriogenology is the study of animal reproduction. “Therio” means beast or animal, “Gen/genesis” means birth and reproduction, and “Ology” means the study of. The Society for Theriogenology (SFT) was founded in 1954 to promote the practice of

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Saratoga Conference Zeroes In on the Environment

For the second consecutive year, Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the New York State Thoroughbred Breeders Association hosted a stellar lineup of veterinary and Thoroughbred industry experts during the Saratoga race meet.

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Researchers Evaluate Field Glucose Test in Ponies

Pony Power!

The genuine pony displays the traits of centuries of pony progenitors, distinguishing himself from small horse breeds. In general, the pony is the same animal as the horse, yet he has many traits that make him unique.

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Teeth Grinding

What does teeth grinding mean? I think there is a horse in our barn that does it sometimes.

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Horse Play

I have a report to do for science class on animal behavior (middle school, fifth grade). My teacher, Mr. Brennan, said to pick a favorite animal species and a favorite type of behavior. My favorite animals are wild horses, and my

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2001 World Equine Veterinary Association Meeting

The seventh convention of the World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) was held in Sorrento, Italy, on Oct. 5-7, only a few weeks after the terrorist attacks in the United States. Attendance at the conference was down slightly because of the

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Biter Gone Bad

We’ve been raising a Welsh pony for the kids. At about nine months of age, he started with constant nipping at your arm and the lead shank, kind of playing with you. We read on the Internet that this biting is a colt thing, and that it”P>We’ve been raising

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Protect Horses from Exhaustion and Overheating

A horse asked to perform strenuous exercise often is pushed to the limits of his body’s mechanisms to recover. In most cases, these mechanisms allow the horse to finish the exercise with no problem. Sometimes, however, the horse’s ability to

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Does Your Vaccine Program Need an Overhaul?

How would you like to spend less money, yet do a better job of protecting your horse against disease? Ongoing research suggests that traditional vaccination schedules might not be protecting our foals adequately. There is even

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Horse Care on PBS

The average horse person enjoys the pleasant surprise when he or she turns on the television and sees horses performing, whether it be in a reining competition or a grand prix jumping event. ESPN and similar networks are devoting more time to

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EIA in New Mexico

Near Sunland Park, New Mexico, eight horses recently tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA). Initially, two horses were found to be positive during a routine testing for a sale. The rest of their herd was tested immediately, and the

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EIA Awareness Spreads

Show officials around the country have been cracking down on enforcement of having negative Coggins tests with horses. For example, two trailerloads of entries into a Mobile, Ala., horse show made the news in February when they were rejected for no

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