I am in love with my horse. Strictly in a non-physical way, you understand. But she is one of the most fantastic creatures who I have ever had in my life. She is simultaneously one of the most nasty, viscious and violent hoses i have ever met, and one of the sweetest, gentlest and most loving creatures in the world. While this may seem impossibly contradictory, if you knew her, you would agree. All of her insecurities and self doubt vanish when I become confident in myself. She believes wholeheartedly in me, in my abilities, even when I may doubt myself, and because of her, I have become a stronger person. In a year and a half she has gone from a crazed, out of control runaway, to a calm, relaxed, powerful animal. She bears scars from where I crashed her into walls to stop her before she killled us both, but now she will drop for a canter to a halt in less than five feet. Her willingness to learn and change astounds me. She lives to jump. I think she would try and jump the moon if i asked her to.
