Susan McBane began riding before she started school and has long experience of riding and caring for her own and other people's horses and ponies, ranging from children's ponies to racehorses. She has an HNC in Equine Science and Management, is an equine shiatsu therapist, an Associate Member of the International Society for Equitation Science, and a Classical Riding Club member and Gold Award holder. She is the author of countless magazine articles and over forty equestrian books, many of which are on college reading lists and are in demand around the world.