Amber Heintzberger

First Journalistic Experiences

While studying English at Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC, Amber continued eventing at the lower levels, and completed an unpublished novel and several short stories related to the equestrian scene. The interim travel programs at Wofford, as well as a summer studying abroad in Bath, England, opened the door to travel and adventure, taking Amber to several continents. Trekking in the Himalayas, riding a camel across a desert in India, swimming with penguins in the Galapagos Islands, and exploring an active volcano in the South Pacific are among those adventures. Recently her travels have included horses: cross-country training and trekking in Ireland and a dressage holiday in Thailand!

Combining her interests in horses, writing and travel, Amber was first published in The Chronicle of the Horse just after college, riding to make ends meet until she established her name in the publishing industry.

After meeting Mary Phelps at the CHIO Aachen in Germany she spent a winter in Florida on the show circuit videoing dressage with the PHE Inc. crew, opening new doors in the dressage scene. Working at a sales barn in the Netherlands, and most recently at a show jumping yard in Ireland have given Amber a global perspective of the horse industry.