I love animals, especially horses.  I have horseback ridden since I was about five, and continue to ride today.  I ride as often as I am able, which often ends up being six days a week.  I part board one horse, Samson, who is a 12 year old traditional Nokota.  I ride several other horses, including Lyric, a Trakehner who is about 18 (I adore her, and plan to show her in dressage); a red roan leapord appaloosa, named Flash (she is very green, but is great to work with); and a palomino, named Roy.