Amber Heintzberger is a freelance writer based in the horse country of upstate South Carolina. A lifelong horsewoman, Amber is a graduate H-A Pony Clubber and a graduate of Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. After testing the corporate waters with temporary office jobs at Wofford College and later at BMW Manufacturing Corporation, she decided to make her living as a freelance writer, and has been doing so since 1997.

Having worked internationally with horses, at a sales barn in the Netherlands and a show jumping yard in Ireland, Amber has a broad perspective of the horse industry. She currently competes in lower-level eventing and dressage, and enjoys working with young horses. This interest naturally led to writing for equestrian publications, and Amber's work has been published in an extensively including such magazines as The Chronicle of the Horse, US Eventing, and US Equestrian Magazine.

She has spent two winters in Florida, one in Wellington covering the dressage scene including the Winter Equestrian Festival, and one covering eventing in the Ocala area. Writing and photography have also taken her to numerous international competitions including the CHIO Aachen, the CHIO Rotterdam, the World Breeders Young Horse Championships in Verden, Germany and the European Eventing Championships and European Endurance Championships in Punchestown, Ireland.

In addition to competition coverage, Amber has written numerous profiles about professional dressage riders for www.horsesdaily.com. She is currently working on several contracts for Phelps Media Group of Wellington, FL. She is also a frequent contributor to www.eventingnews.com and www.eventingnewsusa.com.

Outside of the barn Amber enjoys experiencing new places in the US and abroad. Her travels have taken her to various parts of Europe and Asia, and recording her adventures in travel writing is part of the fun. She also likes exploring the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near her home, and returns to her native Northern California as often as she can to visit friends and family there.

She also enjoys photography, painting, spending time with friends and family and with her dog Tobi, and working on her family's farm.

For more information on Amber also see Horses Daily's Who is Who and Phelps Media Group