ten years

A decade ago, my dad let me bring home this pretty little Quarter Horse mare - greenbroke with a mind of her own, yet grudgingly considerate of my inexperience. Over the past ten years she has taught me not just how to ride, but how to inspire trust, how to be a leader, how to fall, how to get back on, how to control my emotions, and how to find satisfaction in progress that often seemed painfully small and slow. She has thrown me to the ground (only sometimes on purpose) as well as to the feet of Jesus. She has been my riding instructor, my partner, my character builder, and my friend.

At twelve years old I never knew that one pretty little Quarter Horse mare could play such a huge role in the person I became.

Thanks, Drem. I love you. <3