About
I’m an internationally known best-selling author of more than 30 non-fiction horse books by eight traditional publishers. To this point, I have been self-agented. My books have been translated into eleven languages. Popular titles under the Hachette Book Group include How to Think Like a Horse, Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage, What Every Horse Should Know, Horse Care for Kids, and 101 Arena Exercises.
In 1997, my husband created our website www.horsekeeping.com to sell my books and to share information with readers. The web store has since expanded to include Native American jewelry and artifacts.
I have a number of Wordpress blogs:
https://horsekeepingbycherryhill.wordpress.com/
https://nativeamericanjewelrytips.wordpress.com/
https://vintagedooneybourke.wordpress.com/
Besides being a book author, I was a photojournalist for 30 years, a university instructor, horse trainer, and show judge.
My husband and I live in the Colorado Rockies where I cook three meals a day from scratch, ride a mountain trike, and play an Estonia grand piano.
I am embarking on a fiction career and plan to have the first of many novels released this year.
Featured Work
How to Think Like a Horse
This is my best-seller, translated into over ten foreign languages.
What’s Your Horse Telling You?
Sudden or seemingly bizarre equine behavior makes perfect sense when you consider that horses are acting on survival instincts and fears that have been in place for millions of years. But one of the many great characteristics of horses, one that can make them such wonderful partners, is that they can so easily adapt to our world.
Once you start to think like a horse, you’ll know what makes your horse feel calm and confident and what triggers his defense mode. To get you started, I’ll describe a horse’s basic instincts, fears, needs and routines so you can see what’s going on in his mind as he responds to sights, smells, sounds, and touch.
If you can see things from your horse’s point of view, you’ll be able to anticipate his reactions to many situations and adjust your training methods accordingly. To help, I’ve provided practical training suggestions that will allow you to get the most out of your precious horse time. The lasting reward will be a solid relationship with a curious, trusting, adaptable, and eager-to-please equine companion.
And, if you’re like me, you’ll gladly accept the added bonus when you find that you’ve become part horse yourself ! Cherry Hill.
Other Works
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101 Ground Training Exercises
2012
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What Every Horse Should Know
2011
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Horse Hoof Care
2009
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Cherry Hill's Horsekeeping Almanac
2007
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Equipping Your Horse Farm
2006
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Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage
2005
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Riding Western
2002
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Cherry Hill's Horse Care for Kids
2002
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Trailering Your Horse
2000
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Stablekeeping
2000
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101 Horsemanship and Equitation Patterns
1999
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Longeing and Long Lining the English and Western Horse
1999
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101 Longeing and Long Lining Exercises
1999
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Intermediate English Exercises
1998
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Advanced Western Exercises
1998
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Intermediate Western Exercises
1998
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Beginning Western Exercises
1998
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Advanced English Exercises
1998
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Beginning English Exercises
1998
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Horse Health Care
1997
Awards and Recognition
- The 2002 ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Honor for Cherry Hill's Horse Care for Kids
- 2002 American Horse Publication Equine-Related Book Third Place for Horse Care for Kids
- 1999 Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award for specialty writing for 101 Horsemanship and Equitation Patterns.
- 1995 Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award for specialty writing for 101 Arena Exercises
- In 1994 Cherry received the American Farriers Association's Journalism Award for meritorious service in collecting, editing, and presenting information of interest to farriers. See Maximum Hoof Power and Horse Hoof Care.
- 1992 American Horse Publications First Place Award for editorial excellence in the category Service to the Reader for a series on liability in the equine industry.
