Since the age of seventeen, Regina Kear Reid has traveled the world, pursuing a career as a professional equestrian, freelance journalist, published poet, and artist. Her formal training includes a BA and MA from East Carolina University and years of extensive training at British Horse Society riding schools in various locations of the UK. Her love of horses has taken her across the United States and around the world. She has lived in Ethiopia and England and has visited over 40 countries. Regina's travels have influenced her teaching, writing, and artwork. Her articles and poems have been published in anthologies and regional and national magazines. Her artwork has appeared in juried shows, galleries, and Art in Public Places. During her equestrian career, Regina directed the Pace University (New York) Equine Studies programs for fifteen years. She competed in major horse shows in hunter, jumpers, and ladies' hunters side-saddle. She coached regional and national champions in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association. Trained by Olympic coaches and riders, Regina successfully competed in one-day events, trained young horses, and worked with Pony Clubs in the US and UK. After Pace, Regina married and co-owned a working farm, where they boarded horses, raised ponies, and owned a tack shop. Since then, Regina has volunteered with the Space Coast Rolling Readers, tutoring and reading aloud to elementary school children. She also helped with a local chapter of the Black Stallion Literacy Foundation. Heels Down Hall is based on a true story and is a tribute to early training.
