Kathy Pike is a teacher, coach, artist, nature lover, and the author of many books, including Life Lessons from the Heart of Horses, Horse Spirits Speak, and Hope from the Heart of Horses . As an advocate for equine intelligence, Kathy founded The Academy for Coaching with Horses. Her programs, reaching individuals in over thirty countries, have trained others to employ horses as mentors and healers forthe human heart and spirit. Learn more at www.KathyPike.com . Laurie Prindle was born and raised in the verdant landscapes of the Green Mountains of Vermont. At age six, she was gifted a set of watercolors and she soon knew she wanted to be a wildlife painter when she grew up.

Laurie's love of horses blossomed the first time she rode one. She moved to Colorado in 1987, where she now has a small ranch. She and her husband have been the proud owners of five lovely Morgans over the years. They are her artisticmuses and her best friends. Learn more at www.LauriePrindle.com . ".