About

Heather Cook has been writing professionally since 1995 for regional, national and international publications. She currently writes on a regular basis for publications like the Western Horse Review, The Quarter Horse News and The Reiner, the official publication of the National Reining Horse Association. She has over 350 articles in print and online.

Heather has published two books: The Green Guide for Horse Owners and Riders, published by Storey and Rookie Reiner: Surviving and Thriving in the Show Pen, published by Trafalgar Square Books. Heather’s full length non-fiction manuscripts are represented by The Epstein Literary Agency of Avon, MA.

Heather was awarded a second place in the AQHA’s 2008 Marketing and Media Awards in the Print Media – News Reporting category for her story Breed Show Extraordinaire. Formerly called the Sprint and Steel Dust awards, the contest was designed to recognize outstanding coverage and promotion of horses, people and events within the American Quarter Horse industry through television, newspaper, radio, photographs and AQHA affiliates.

Now that we have that out of the way…

Hi. I’m Heather (did you get that from the three, count ‘em, three paragraphs above?). This is the site I’ve always wanted. Thanks to Astacia Carter I have it. I have a writing career (300+ articles and two books), I work part time at the moment, I have two kids, one husband, and one ex-husband.

I’m a volunteer, an EMT,  that person behind you in traffic who is singing and dancing in her van, a Jesus-lover, a people-lover, an extrovert and (according to some) a type-A personality.

And yes, I have big dreams.

You can email me at hlcook at shaw dot ca.