Riding Horseback in Purple has been described as a "MUST read for ANYONE considering buying a horse," by horsewoman Patti Jo Walter, "well-researched and perfect for the beginner equestrian," by dressage coach and judge Deborah Fox, and a "journey chronicled with insight, wisdom and humor," by trainer Lori Albrough.? Many readers enjoy it simply as a good story. ?Alice MacGillivray has done us all a great favor by writing Riding Horseback in Purple: She has given us the exhortation to follow our passion for horses but tempered it with some of the soundest and most sage advice about how to do it. This book should become the bible for those wonderfully enthusiastic middle-aged souls who are pondering whether to return to their life-long passion for horses and finally making the jump to owning a horse of their own!? Allan J. Hamilton, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery and author of Zen Mind, Zen Horse ?The author?s journey from total newbie to full-fledged equestrian and horse owner is chronicled with wisdom,insight, and humour. This engaging book lights the way for other mature women who are hoping to realize th