Jane Holderness-Roddam is one of the world's best-known horsewomen. She was the first woman to win a gold team medal for eventing at the Olympics in 1968, and went on to win a variety of major events, including the Burghley Horse Trials on Warrior in 1976, a team gold medal at the European Championships in 1977, and Badminton for a second time in 1978. Jane has written many magazine articles and several books including The Country Life Guide to Eventing, Practical Eventing, Competitive Riding, and The New Complete Book of the Horse. She currently runs a large and successful competition yard and stud where she breeds and trains horses. William Steinkraus, North American Consultant, was a gold medallist in showjumping at the 1968 Olympics. His previous books include Riding and Jumping, The US Equestrian Team Book of Riding, and The Complete Book of Showjumping. With expert contributions from: Ian Balding, Lord Patrick Beresford, Louisa Brassey, Austin Brown, Pamela Carruthers, Dennis Colton, Gavin Ehringer, Bernadette Faurie, Kevin Flynn Moira, C Harris, Carl Hester, Andrew Hoy, Jane Kidd, Chrissie Kieley, Tadzik Kopanski, Jos Lansink, Jenny Leggate, Jennie Loriston-Clarke, Susan McBane, Bettina Overesch, Marcy Pavord, Tony Pavord, John Richards, Nadine Ronan, Sylvia Stanier, Amanda Sutton