ABOUT THE WRITER
Kerri Hill has never taken the ordinary route.
Raised in the 80s, long before dyslexia and ADHD were widely understood, Kerri learned early that traditional classrooms weren’t built for minds like hers. Words on a page didn’t always cooperate. But imagination? That came easily. So did determination.
At fifteen, she left school to pursue her passion for horses, determined to become a professional equestrian. Horses were more than a sport. They were freedom, identity, and home. A year later, a riding accident left her permanently paralysed and using a wheelchair. It was life-altering. But it was never the end of her story.
Kerri rebuilt her world the same way she approaches everything — with grit, creativity, and an unwillingness to quit.
Her journey led her into the international film and television industry, where she worked in makeup and special effects alongside some of Hollywood’s brightest names, all from the vantage point of her vibrant pink wheelchair. But horses remained her constant thread.
Over the years, Kerri has built a respected career in equestrian journalism. She has written for numerous international equestrian magazines, bringing insight, depth, and lived experience to her work. For the past ten years, she has been an editor and publisher of magazines in Australia, including serving as Editor and Publisher of Equestrian Country and The Arabian Horse Lifestyle magazine for the past six years. Her work has helped celebrate, elevate, and connect the global equestrian horse community.
With decades of lived equestrian experience, Kerri understands the horse-human bond from the inside out. Not just as a rider, but as someone whose confidence, healing, and purpose have always been intertwined with horses. Her beloved Arabian, Santiago, became both her partner and ultimately the inspiration behind her debut book, Santiago: The Keeper of Secrets.
Writing her first book was not simply a creative milestone. It was a reckoning.
Through grief, disappointments, and years of quiet self-doubt, Kerri kept circling back to the story she knew she was meant to tell. No matter how far she strayed, it called her home. What emerged was more than a novel. It was a testament to resilience. A story woven from family history, adventure, and a touch of fantasy, grounded in the honest grit of horsemanship and heart.
Finishing the book did more than give her a sense of accomplishment. It restored her confidence. It reminded her that she could trust her voice.
With that confidence, she stepped into a new and unexpected challenge: screenwriting. It was not part of the original plan. Yet to her surprise, she loved it. For the first time, she felt fully in command of the words on the page, shaping them with intention instead of wrestling them into place.
When a few trusted peers read the first draft of her pilot, Santiago, they urged her to keep going. They saw real talent. Determined to grow, Kerri immersed herself in every screenwriting class she could find, eager to learn the craft from every angle. Exploring this new creative path opened doors she never knew were there. Discovering such a powerful creative outlet later in life felt like a gift. A reminder that reinvention has no expiration date.
Through The Stable Academy, Kerri is bringing a new kind of magic to the Universe of Santiago, combining her lifelong love of horses with her passion for teaching children. Created for young horse lovers, The Stable Academy is designed to nurture confidence, curiosity, and understanding, while introducing the beauty, wonder, and deep connection that horses bring into our lives. For Kerri, it is a way of passing on not only knowledge, but the enchantment of the horse-human bond itself.
Her life stands as proof that setbacks can become stepping stones. That adversity can become fuel. That creativity, once embraced, can be a source of strength. And that sometimes the most extraordinary journeys begin the moment the original plan falls apart.
