“Police say: 10-45 and mean ‘wreck.’ Equestrians say: 10-45 and mean ‘call the jump crew for fence repair.’ What if equestrians used law enforcement’s 10-codes? Esther Roberts has a thought experiment.
“The point is, I can’t grow taller. I also decided I was not a ‘less than’ horsewoman if I opted to forego riding horses over 16 hands tall. I am uncomfortable if my heels fall only halfway down a horse’s barrel.”
“This is the one body I have for this life. And I want it to be fit and firm and strong and supple, not for cosmetic reasons, but so I can enjoy life to the fullest, each and every day, for as long as possible. Just like riding, some days I win big. Some days I fail big.”
When Dr. Dale Rice’s patients needed him after last week’s intense blizzard in Colorado buried the roads in snow and abandoned cars, he strapped on his snow shoes, loaded up his horse, and headed out.
“Herd of Zebras began as my personal blog where I could express my pain, my sadness, my ‘differentness’ because all around me were friends who were starting their families and I felt so ‘other’ – like a zebra in a herd of horses.”
