I ride a really cool horse named Gandalf on a fairly regular basis. That’s him over there in my blog author image.

Gandalf is a lovely big-bodied Percheron/Thoroughbred cross that I’ve been piloting off and on for about two years. His owners are wonderful friends whom I’ve mentioned from time to time in my columns and blogs, and even though Gandy’s a popular horse around the barn (and the 11-year-old sings his praises on a continual basis) they let me ride him whenever I’m out there. This makes me feel like he’s my project and my special horse, since I’ve chosen not to own a horse for the moment