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Stephanie Church

Kentucky, Lexington

Editor-in-Chief at The Horse Magazine

Personal Twitter account of Stephanie L. Church. Sidekick to a retired racehorse. Rider/writer/traveler/foodie/cyclist. Editor-in-Chief @TheHorse

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  • 1 month ago | thehorse.com | Stephanie Church

    Editor’s note: This is my Viewpoint column from our Older Horse issue, which went to press in late March and is hitting mailboxes this week. I thought our online readers would appreciate this update on my OTTB Happy, as well, because I’ve written about him many times over the past decade. Back when I was a horse-crazy kid, my mom’s mare Beauty lived well into her 20s, which everyone considered quite old. Then my pony, Pacer, lived to be 40.

  • 2 months ago | thehorse.com | Stephanie Church

    In this episode we discuss osteoarthritis in horses with Dr. Kara Brown and how early diagnosis and regenerative therapies can improve equine joint health and performance.

  • Mar 30, 2024 | thehorse.com | Stephanie Church

    As dedicated horse owners, we can all agree our horses’ gastric health is key to their comfort and performance, and we’ll go to great lengths to ensure it. In late 2022, my then-16-year-old off-track Thoroughbred, Happy, showed signs of gut discomfort. This wasn’t a new problem for us—we had weathered some ups and downs with his GI health after a major hindgut bacterial imbalance about five years ago—but he had not experienced issues in years.

  • Nov 8, 2023 | thehorse.com | Stephanie Church

    Marc Koene, DVM, founder and partner at the renowned Tierklinik Lüsche GmbH Equine Hospital, in Bakum, Germany, will be detailing how he uses the 2.5% polyacrylamide (PAAG) gel, ArthramidVet®, in his practice.

  • Nov 8, 2023 | equimanagement.com | Stephanie Church

    Marc Koene, DVM, founder and partner at the renowned Tierklinik Lüsche GmbH Equine Hospital, in Bakum, Germany, will be detailing how he uses the 2.5% polyacrylamide (PAAG) gel, ArthramidVet®, in his practice.

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Stephanie Church
Stephanie Church @StephLChurch
13 May 21

Back in April I spoke with Dr. Scott Stanley of the @UKGluckCenter about drug testing in horse racing and competition. He did a great job of explaining how conventional testing works and described a biomarker-based out-of-competition testing method he and his team are developing.

The Horse
The Horse @thehorse

[PODCAST] Equine Innovators: Drug Testing in Racing and Competition https://t.co/hDe6cNnlNB Brought to you by Zoetis.

Stephanie Church
Stephanie Church @StephLChurch
4 May 21

How does the air quality in your #horse barn measure up?

The Horse
The Horse @thehorse

Infographic: Optimizing Air Quality in Your Horse Barn https://t.co/PqHp2xD75h Sponsored by @SweetPDZ https://t.co/k1M2kEGqAy

Stephanie Church
Stephanie Church @StephLChurch
28 Oct 20

If you have an older horse, give this a listen! Really interesting, practical info. I'm especially looking fwd to hearing the results of her study of PPID horses (w/ abnormal hair growth) wearing blue-light masks to extend day length and, thus, change shedding patterns.

The Horse
The Horse @thehorse

[PODCAST] Equine Innovators: Dr. Amanda Adams Talks About Older Horses https://t.co/y22OaDLtPQ Brought to you by @ZoetisUS #horsehealth #podcast