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Fran Jurga

Verified
(She/Her)
Gloucester
Covers:  equestrian and outdoor sports, natural history, animal health, dressage, farrier, veterinary, equine, hoofcare, pets, maritime history, agriculture, gardening, horses, US history, British tv drama
Doesn't Cover: investments, real estate, human health,
My ears are up! Pro writer for animals, nature news, #equine health, #equestrian culture/sport. Follow @hoofblog, too. PS: Yes, you can hire me! Please do!

Awards

American Horse Publications

2019 - Editorial and Design

From 1985 to 2019 (so far!), the judges for the American Horse Publications annual competition have granted more than 20 awards to Fran Jurga, including coveted "General Excellence" (equivalent to "best publication") and two awards for "best blog" as well as several second-place awards for The Jurga Report and Hoof Blog. Also: best cover design, best cover illustration, best cover photograph, feature graphic design, blog writing, web photography, multiple editorial categories and a special award for authoring best horse-related book. The newest project, the HoofSearch index of equine research, received two awards in 2019, the first year it was eligible.

Equestrian Social Media Awards 2012-2014

2014 - Three awards for online journalism and web content

In the three years that the Equestrian Social Media Awards were given, my blogs were perennial finalists. The awards covered the entire world of equestrian sport journalism, and my blogs won against contenders in several languages, representing five continents. I was also a winner of the inaugural Equestrian Digital Awards for a multimedia project designed and written for a corporate client.

Spot Castle Laminitis Awareness Award

2011 - Journalism, web content, public awareness

Special award from the 2011 International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot for publicizing information to prevent and treat equine laminitis.