I've been into horses as far back as I can remember. There is a particular kind here in America called the 'quarter horse' that I'm very interested in.
I could hang with horses all day.
My favorite horse was Zenyatta. She got me hooked.
I want a place where I can have horses.
Horses calm me. I love being around them. They smell great, they are beautiful to look at, they are loving, demanding, temperamental, and they settle you.
I started spending time at stables with my daughter while she was riding. I was reminded of my love for the form and different aspects of the horse. Then I thought about the bit, halter, and bridle in terms of how we harness and ride this animal. There were a lot of interesting elements to explore.
I grew up in the prolonged survival of the great age of the horse, with harness and saddle and sleigh bells and horse pictures, not as antiques but the facts of our lives.
I've worked with horses on and off most of my life, but literally 'on and off' - flipping on them and falling off them.
I was an expert horseman.
I ride my horses three to four times a week.
I didn't grow up around wild horses, no. But I've appreciated their beauty and their power ever since I can remember.
