Horses

As folks know, my wife and I love our fur-babies. We have been blessed with many wonderful cats, dogs and horses over the years. Now, with that said, for as much as we adore our "kids", we don't post our that it's our kitty's 2nd birthday on Facebook or Twitter. However, the fact that our Quarter Horse, Jake, turns 30 this Sunday is reason to celebrate.

What’s more exhilarating than entering a ring on your horse and riding it around a course of jumps in front of an audience to show off your skills and compete?

When I was growing up, there was a family who lived near my house who had some horses on their property. When I was around 12, I would help the lady who owned the horses. We would brush the horses and groom them. I would clean out their stalls and get them water...