Born and raised on a farm in Northern England, Eleanor Jones has always had a passion for animals and the countryside.

She has been writing almost all of her life. The poems and stories she wrote as a child, which still grace a cupboard somewhere, were mostly written in long hand. She later wrote articles for an Equestrian magazine and her first big break came when she began writing teenage pony mystery stories. These still sell successfully in seven countries throughout Europe and in America.

Married at eighteen to her husband Peter, she had two children and then set up the Holmescales Riding Centre in Cumbria with her husband. This busy center now trains career students, takes hacks and treks and teaches at all levels from children and total novices to competition riders.

Eleanor still rides every day, schooling and training horses, and her daughter is now a partner in the business and competes at national level. Her son is married with two children, and she loves to spend as much time with him as she can.