I rode all through my youth, then ran a brood mare farm and trained horses on the Thoroughbred Horse Circuit for a while. Quit that, bought my own horse (Timmy, short for Intimidate), showed him, taught horseback lessons, etc. My own horse, after riding all those crazies on the race track, broke my back playing around after a jump. After that, I sponsored him out for a while and then finally sold him to a girl to do dressage on in Danville California. I hear he had an illustrious career! A few years after I sold Timmy, I tried to ride again, but it was really hard on my back - so now I just ride my bikes!