Christopher OakfordChristopher Oakford is a freelance writer with special interest in social history, nature, politics and sport. He grew up in England, where he worked for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense. A trained historian, he was responsible for helping idntify the remains of fallen British soldiers from World War I and other past wars. Since moving to the U.S. in 2006, he's been a regular contributor to Covertside magazine. During her twenty-year journalism career, Glenye Oakford has covered a variety of horse sports, and her work has appeared in such publications as Daily Racing Form, the Blood-Horse, ESPN.com and the Chronicle of the Horse. She's also the author of The Home Run Horse, an entertaining history of the quest for a life-changing champion racehorse. Read More Read Less