Hello Judy...Peter Herlihy has been wanting to introduce us for ages...and now I see why. Was swept up at a full gallop by the story of your love of horses. ..and yes I read all those books...AND your horses on the site WOW! I am not sure if here isn't a gene for horse love...remnants of one of the ancient horse tribes. I was genetically inthrall from age 3...would follow policemen on horses ...and get lost following them (hoping against hope they would ask me if I wanted to ride with them)...and at age 4 took matters into my own hands and for a week plotted on how to steal the milkman's horse. It worked! !! Ben Hur it wasn't and I could not see over the edge of the cube van windshield...BUT I could see thought the hole where the reins went. I was thrilled and the grey horse was up for it...tho he did stop at every stop and I would have to cluck him on...who knew how to cluck for goodness sake...all too soon I heard the clank of milkbottles and tried to fwap the reins to get him going faster. Got dragged out by my overall straps and yelled at...I didn't care...i picked up a leaf and gave it to the horse....it was a start. am living near Brunswick Maine ( am dual citizen) and are you very far away?? I would be lovely to make contact...you work is spectacular. Stephanie