ABOUT THE AUTHORI grew up on a small farm in Massachusetts with ponies, horses and other animals. I won prizes with my extraordinary piebald pony, Scout. Many of my stories are based on my adventur...view moreABOUT THE AUTHORI grew up on a small farm in Massachusetts with ponies, horses and other animals. I won prizes with my extraordinary piebald pony, Scout. Many of my stories are based on my adventures with Scout and my friends with their horses. I've been making up stories about horses and drawing horses since before I can remember. I now live in West Virginia where I imagined the Billie Rose Tackett horse adventures. I hope you enjoy reading Billie's stories as much as I enjoyed writing them.I am a long-time member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), the West Virginia Writers, the Writers League of The Villages, and the Friends With Words critique group. I am a four-time winner in the Annual West Virginia Writer's Contest, and I placed in a Writer's Digest magazine annual contest.view less