185 pages. The head's outer edge is lightly bumped and the pages lightly tanned, else a clean, unmarked and solid copy. Dedication by Sheila Laxon. "It is a warm and chatty autobiography about Sheila growing up as a "horsey" girl in Wales and marrying Laurie Laxon in New Zealand in 1983 and how she became New Zealand's most famous horse trainer. It focuses on the methods and techniques Sheila uses and also tells of the highs and lows in her story." (publisher) "Sheila Kathleen Laxon ONZM is a New Zealand/Australian racehorse trainer. She was the first female Thoroughbred horse trainer to win the Australian cups double, the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup, with her mare Ethereal in 2001. Her efforts were recognised when she took out the Fred Hoysted Award for the Australian season's outstanding training performance." (Wikipedia)