Raised in Denmark, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, Susannah West Cord is a lifelong horsewoman, life coach, horse trainer, speaker and writer. While her studies have taken her down paths that included natural horsemanship and western riding, classical horsemanship remains the focus of Susannah's horsemanship. Building on her foundation of cavalry-based horsemanship, Susannah furthered her studies with Jane McLoud and her mentor, Liz Searle, in California. Her teachers include Walter Zettl, Eddo Hoekstra, Carol McArdle, and Manolo Mendez. Long-time student of Nuno Oliveira, Stephanie Grant Millham [author of The Legacy of Master Nuno Oliveira] has mentored Susannah since 2010. Now located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Susannah continues to pursue her passions of classical horsemanship, travel, writing, and life coaching.