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Meet the Horse Magazine team

Monday 5 January 2009

Lisa Reich, Acting Editor

Jo Browne, Editor
Jo has been riding all her life, and has owned 15.3hh, 15-year-old part-Thoroughbred mare Bella for seven years. Due to working in London and being the mum of one-year-old Emily, Jo keeps Bella on the family farm in Worcestershire, hacking out at weekends and enjoying the odd local show. Jo has worked on Horse magazine for a total of eight years.

Victoria Spicer, Deputy Editor
Victoria didn't get much choice about whether she liked horses or not – her first pony arrived three months before she did. She grew up competing in dressage, showing, and every single Pony Club discipline imaginable, and remains the proud owner of an ex-racehorse, who is now 20 and living in blissful semi-retirement in Scotland. After graduating from Edinburgh University with a degree in English Literature, Victoria moved to London to work for Horse & Hound. After three years, she moved to Horse magazine to be Deputy Editor in June 2007. She currently rides Confidence Trick, a four-year-old ex-racehorse whom she plans to compete in future.

Garry Ashton-Coulton, Art Editor
Garry was dragged kicking and screaming into the world of equestrianism by a horse-obsessed girlfriend, who is now his horse-obsessed wife. He has worked on Horse for almost eight years, and is now a fixture in the office. He sometimes wonders if Horse is trying to get rid of him, or planning to claim on a hidden insurance policy, as every remotely dangerous activity gets thrown Garry's way – he's had to contend with jousting, galloping along cliff edges in Spain, roughing it in the wilds of Transylvania, and dodgy food on a day trip to the New Forest. He gets his own back on his colleagues by cycling into work and subjecting everyone to the sight of his knees encased in lycra tights.

Jennie Hughes, Sub Editor
Jennie's obsession with horses began as a small child with an impressive collection of My Little Ponies, which naturally led to pestering her parents for a real pony. Little did they realise this meant spending vast amounts of their time towing an assortment of equines to local shows and pony club. Sadly, she no longer owns a horse, but lives in hope that one will turn up on Christmas morning. After graduating from Leicester University with a law degree, Jennie decided that legal life was not for her. After starting her publishing career in legal and financial magazines, Jennie joined Horse as Sub Editor in July 2008. Spending all day thinking about horses, but avoiding mud and muck heaps, is her dream come true.

Eve Jones, Picture Researcher
Eve moved to the countryside at the age of six, and as the daughter of the least horsey people imaginable, has always had to beg, steal or borrow horses to ride. On the whole, this resulted in a fairly Thelwell-esque nature to her mounts — something that has not altered much in later life. Not really one for pirouettes and half passes, Eve prefers watching point-to-points and holding on for dear life out hunting. With a background in fine art, her passion for both pictures and ponies has proved a rather fitting combination in her new role as Picture Researcher at Horse.

Stephanie Woollon, Editorial Assistant and Products Editor
Stephanie has ridden as long as she can remember, and has a particular passion for Appaloosas. She has competed in every discipline, focusing on dressage most recently. Stephanie graduated from Hartpury College with an Equine Science degree, and briefly worked in equestrian PR before taking up her dream job at Horse magazine. She also loves shopping, especially in tack shops, so is well suited to co-ordinating Horse's product pages.

To apply for work experience at Horse, please email Victoria Spicer with a brief outline of your experience and your preferred dates