What one or two horse items can you not live without?

Poo fork and wheelbarrow.

How old were you when you got your first horse, and what was their name?

10. Cutter. An 18hh OTTB (did not know at the time) that promptly bucked me off, (pretty sure I almost touched the sun) and then my mom severely breaking her wrist. The story goes on from there…..

Favorite horse film, podcast or book?

Wild Horse Country. A must listen or read.

A quote or phrase that resonates with you?

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. - Theodore Roosevelt

Share one tip for new horse guardians.

Volunteer at a rescue first.