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About Heather Wallace:Bridle & Bone
Heather Wallace is an award-winning and best-selling author of non-fiction and fiction books in the equine world and beyond. She writes memoir, educational, and clean romance books that showcase her passion as a lifelong equestrian. In 2020 she created The Bookstore for Horse Lovers (now Stirrup & Quill), a website promoting equine authors both traditionally and independently published. She is the co-Host of the very popular Adulting with Horses Podcast on the Horse Radio Network and Equine Network.
Heather is well known for her blog, The Timid Rider, chronicling her journey as a returning adult equestrian with a lot more curves and a lot more determination. Her authenticity and passion for growth, boldness, and horses has made her well known in the horse world and in 2025 she was welcomed as a Board Member for American Horse Publications.
By day, Heather is a Certified Equine and Canine Soft Tissue Therapist and Independent Saddle Fit Evaluator dedicated to helping animals holistically with her business, Animal Bodywork & Aromatherapy. She is the official massage therapist for The National Dog Show and The Westminster Dog Show, works with the top dogs in the United States in both conformation and agility, and is dedicated to raising awareness for the benefits of soft tissue therapy to performance animals and pets worldwide.
In her spare time, of which she has little, she spends her time with her three children, three dogs, and pony in the wilds of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Learn more abour her businesses and projects below!
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Specializing in soft tissue and manual therapies for equines and canines since 2016. Cold laser therapy, thermal imaging, and independent saddle fit evaluations: English, Western, and Endurance.
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Heather Wallace is short, sassy, and bold on the ground but not in the saddle! She is on a personal journey as a returning adult equestrian to follow her passion despite struggling with anxiety, trying to balance motherhood, and build a small business. Of course, she can't do it alone! She has Ferrous, her confidence-building pony and Delight, her heart horse and an off-track Thoroughbred who challenges her in every way.
She is the award-winning author of non-fiction books Confessions of a Timid Rider, Adulting with Horses, and the Green Mountain Romance, Heartland meets Hallmark series.
Stirrup & Quill, formerly The Bookstore for Horse Lovers, is a virtual author showcase and unique platform dedicated to highlighting authors of horse books and connecting with readers in their niche. Readers may search featured authors, fiction authors, and non-fiction authors, read their official biographies, follow them on social media and click through to the designated purchase site provided by the author.
Equine Writer's Collective is the education arm of Stirrup & Quill, dedicated to the support and education of equine authors.
