Donna Snyder-Smith

DONNA SNYDER-SMITH is an equestrian author and educator with over thirty-five years of teaching experience. Her books include The Complete Guide to Endurance Riding and Competition, The Classic Western Rider, and The All-Around Horse and Rider.

In 1991, the American Riding Instructors Association presented Snyder-Smith with their first Lifetime Achievement Award for her writing and teaching. She has also served as editor of Trail Blazer magazine and contributed articles to many major equestrian magazines over more than thirty years as a freelance journalist.

When she’s not writing, Snyder-Smith competes and coaches across disciplines including open jumping, dressage, three-day eventing, western pleasure and trail, and endurance riding. In 1966, on her first attempt at endurance riding, she won the silver Tevis buckle by completing the 100 Mile One Day Ride.

Donna Snyder-Smith’s books are published by Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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