EVERYONE IS LOOKING for that somewhat elusive special mount that will bring them fame and fortune in the Grand Prix ring - a horse for Sunday afternoon - a horse that can be found at the bargain rate of $1500 or more than $1 million.

Following the US national horse show and Grand Prix jumping circuit, Vicky Moon starts in Palm Beach with the Wellington Winter Equestrian Festival, to America's oldest show in Upperville, Virginia, to the Indio Circuit in California, to Long Island for the Hampton Classic, all over the U.S.

Just like "Best in Show," you'll meet the riders, trainers, owners, judges, and the personalities such as "The Carrot Man," "The Masseuse," "The Equine Dentist," and the other fascinating characters who follow the horse show circuit. Big names and big money, are all part of the intriguing world.

Vicky Moon has chronicled the lives of the rich, the not-so-rich, the famous, and the not-so-famous for more than twenty years. She has covered her hometown of Middleburg, Virginia's local murders and prominent lives for People Magazine and the Washington Post. She has also written about Middleburg's hunt balls, steeplechase races and parties for Town and Country, Millionaire and Southern Accents magazines and has served as a contributing editor for House and Garden. Ms. Moon is the author of The Official Middleburg Life Cookbook, The Middleburg Mystique: A Peek Inside the Gates of Middleburg, Virginia (Capital, 2001); and Best-dressed Southern Salads (Capital, 2002). Vicky lives in Middleburg, Virginia, with her husband, sportswriter Leonard Shapiro, and her son. Find out more about Vicky at www.vickymoon.com.