About Karen Briggs
I’m a freelance writer, editor, copywriter, proofreader, public relations professional and sometime photographer based in the Greater Toronto Area. I focus on equestrian sports and veterinary-related subjects, but don’t let that give you the impression I’m not versatile! I’m also well-versed in travel writing, science, agricultural and medical writing/editing, promotional and ad copy, public relations, blogging, and press release writing.
I currently scribble for over 40 publications in Canada, the United States, and Europe, and I have authored six books: Understanding Equine Nutrition (revised ed. 2007) and Understanding the Pony, for Eclipse Press, and four children’s books for Scholastic Canada, in collaboration with photographerShawn Hamilton (Crazy For Horses, Still Crazy For Horses, Crazy For Ponies, andTotally Crazy For Horses).
I share my meagre income with three Thoroughbreds and a Hackney/Shetland cross pony, as well as two congenial cats who I bottle-fed after I discovered them as week-old orphans. (Thanks to 
this upbringing they are a smidge short on street smarts, but are highly qualified lap-warmers.) I’ve been an Equine Canada certified coach since 1989. My competitive focus is three-day eventing, and I try to give back to the sport by volunteering in various capacities at competitions. I do occasional speaking gigs in my guise as an equine nutritionist, even less occasionally serve as an un-carded schooling show judge, and spent six thankless years on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Horse Trials Association, including editing and designing its newsletter-run-amok, The Eventer.
this upbringing they are a smidge short on street smarts, but are highly qualified lap-warmers.) I’ve been an Equine Canada certified coach since 1989. My competitive focus is three-day eventing, and I try to give back to the sport by volunteering in various capacities at competitions. I do occasional speaking gigs in my guise as an equine nutritionist, even less occasionally serve as an un-carded schooling show judge, and spent six thankless years on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Horse Trials Association, including editing and designing its newsletter-run-amok, The Eventer.Other interests: gardening, travel, cooking, the arts (visual, theatrical, dance, you name it), impractical shoes, Empire Avenue, downhill skiing, small-town fall fairs with tacky midways, 
equine nutrition, ‘green’ initiatives, Monty Python, harness racing, science fiction, CanLit, critical thinking, getting paid to write, and yes, snark, as long as it’s integral to the plot.
equine nutrition, ‘green’ initiatives, Monty Python, harness racing, science fiction, CanLit, critical thinking, getting paid to write, and yes, snark, as long as it’s integral to the plot.
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