Samantha Johnson

Samantha Johnson is an award-winning writer, as well as an editor, proofreader and pony wrangler. She resides in northern Wisconsin on a former dairy farm that is now home to a convivial cast of four-legged creatures. On any given day, you might find Samantha pursuing a variety of occupations: crafting words into articles, advertisements, or books; harvesting fresh vegetables from the garden; hauling hay and feeding livestock; delivering newborn foals; or experimenting with recipes that feature chocolate and potatoes (though maybe not in the same dish).

Samantha’s work appears regularly in Hobby Farms and Hobby Farm Home, and she has contributed to Urban Farm, Rabbits USA, and the Popular Kitchen series. She’s covered a range of topics from livestock art and farm signs to Hereford hogs and heirloom peppers. She’s had the opportunity to interview hobby farmers, potato experts, art authorities and livestock enthusiasts, and the insights she has gleaned from these enthusiastic individuals have influenced her own perspective on hobby farming.

She is also the author of several books, including How to Raise Horses (Voyageur Press, 2007), Horse Breeds: 65 Popular Horse, Pony, and Draft Horse Breeds (Voyageur Press, 2008), The Field Guide to Rabbits (Voyageur Press, 2008), How to Raise Rabbits (Voyageur Press, 2009), The Field Guide to Horses (Voyageur Press, 2009), and The Rabbit Book (Voyageur Press, 2011).

Since 1999, Samantha has been involved with raising purebred Welsh Mountain Ponies, a breed she loves for its exquisite beauty, hardy nature and spirited charm. She is also a horse-show judge, is certified with the Wisconsin State Horse Council and the Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America, and has judged horse shows across the United States from Maryland to California and locations in between. In addition to her ponies, Samantha keeps an assortment of purebred rabbits, including Mini Rexes and Holland Lops.

In other pursuits, Samantha enjoys growing heirloom vegetables (she’s excessively fond of Wapsipinicon Peach tomatoes and Dragon’s Tongue heirloom beans), making to-do lists, watching old episodes of Little House on the Prairie and daydreaming about owning sheep.

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