Hilary Shew, ABJ, MS, MEd, graduated from the University of Georgia and Georgia State University and taught English in Atlanta. Now in semiretirement, she owns a tutorial business, writes for equine journals, and edits manuscripts. She also has traveled to more than twenty countries and remains interested in current events. She currently lives in the Ozarks with her husband, her horses, and a menagerie of other animals, and she enjoys photography, gardening, and collecting Polish pottery.