He Zhiqiu

She has ridden since childhood and trained in dressage for twelve years, winning a national youth championship. Last year her father fell ill, and she has been running the club's business while preparing for next year's competition. Her horse is named Equinox, a gift from her father for her fourteenth birthday.

Personality. Proud and blunt, with little tact. She is gentler with horses than with people. She hates being called “Miss,” yet everyone calls her that. Exacting in her work: she polishes every rivet on the saddle. When someone sees through her bravado, she gets angry, then goes off alone to the stable to brush Equinox.