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Audrey Pavia was born in New York City,
where she lived until the age of two. When Audrey was still
a toddler, her family heeded the westward call and moved to
Los Angeles, where Audrey spent her youth. She fell in love
with animals and science at a young age, and played "mom"
to a variety of pets including dogs, cats, rabbits, lizards,
mice, hamsters, birds, snakes, guppies and a horse.
After graduating El Camino Real High School
in Woodland Hills, Calif., she worked at various jobs including
key shop manager, and cashier at Sears. At the age of 21,
she returned to New York City and became a student at New
York University in Manhattan. She graduated with a Bachelors
Degree in Journalism and a minor in Astronomy.
While living in New York, Audrey worked
for several years as an editor for a home fashion trade magazine,
then moved on to become an editor for the American
Kennel Club Gazette. After five years with the AKC, she
accepted a position as managing editor on Dog
Fancy magazine in Irvine, Calif., and moved back to the
Golden State. Shortly after, she became editor of Horse
Illustrated magazine. Audrey left the position in 1995
to pursue a full-time career in freelance writing and editing.
Audrey lives in Norco,
Calif., with her husband, Randy Mastronicola. They share their
home with an Appaloosa gelding named Bailey; a Quarter Horse/Morgan
mare named Snickers; a Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Nigel; three
cats named Simba, Murray and Holly; and two rabbits, Prudence
and Karma.
Audrey and Nigel (Ninacorte Nigel Tuff
S Nails, NA, NJ) compete in American Kennel Club agility events,
and are currently working on their Open title. Audrey and
Bailey (Idaho Hawk) are training for competitive trail riding.
Audrey's hobbies include birding, hiking,
music, film, reading and gardening. Her greatest passion in
life is horses, her favorite color is turquoise, and her favorite
food is the California avocado.
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