Your sons weren't made to like you. That's what grandchildren are for.

As soon as you bring up money, I notice, conversation gets sociological, then political, then moral.

There is a sociology of horses, as well as a psychology. It is most evident in the world of horse racing, where many horses are gathered together, where year after year, decade after decade, they do the same, rather simple thing - run in races and try to win.

We sort of read two or three big newspapers but we don't get the flavor of the local events, the local news as much.

Ignorance and bloodlust have a long tradition in the United States, especially in the red states.

I have reared, or helped to rear, five children and the scariest bit, bar none, is the learning to drive part. It has filled me with anxiety not only about the children, but also about my former self and my friends.

All equestrians, if they last long enough, learn that riding in whatever form is a lifelong sport and art, an endeavor that is both familiar and new every time you take the horse out of his stall or pasture.