Brenda Dawson is an accomplished horsewoman with a lifelong love of horses. A former middle school teacher, she has been a jockey, barrel racer, and horse trainer. The horses in he...view moreBrenda Dawson is an accomplished horsewoman with a lifelong love of horses. A former middle school teacher, she has been a jockey, barrel racer, and horse trainer. The horses in her book are based on real horses that she has owned or trained for other people. Brenda lives on a farm in Tennessee with her family, where she continues to ride and train horses.view less