Janet Jones, Ph.D., began working with horses in early childhood, trained for a large stable over many years, and later ran her own successful horse training business. She earned her Ph.D. in cognitive science from UCLA and taught perception, language, memory, and thought for 23 years as a college professor. She offers masterclasses in brain-based horsemanship worldwide, consults for companies including Nissan Motor Corporation, and won Japan’s Equine Culture Award in 2021, the first American author to receive that prize since Laura Hillenbrand won for Seabiscuit. Jones and her horse True live in the Rocky Mountains and may be reached at janet-jones.com.