My passion for horses started as a young girl.  At twelve I began learning how to ride. As a teenager, I mucked out stalls, and walked racehorses after their morning workouts.

Throughout the various trials and adventures of spending time with these magnificent beasts, there was one incontestable rule. If you get thrown from a horse, you get back up again-immediately.

This leaves no time for fear to sink in.

Over the years, I realize that this lesson has served me well.

But, it has rarely pertained to my time with horses.