Laura and Dee Dee have taken their combined 100 plus years of hands on experience in caring for, training, and handling horses and teaching their sport, to join in common ground to impart this knowledge to the reader. They have worked together to synthesize what they feel to be the most important common aspects of two different riding /training disciplines: hunter/ jumper and dressage. Many other elements such as safety and veterinary care are address through concise language and exquisite illustrations.