Margot tells Lizzy that nothing in life is ever really settled, not until they "pack the earth over your grave, darling."

And of course, as usual, Margot is right.

Although Lizzy is living her dream at Equus Paradiso Farm, there is no guarantee that her future is settled. She is terrified to think that despite her hard work, despite her commitment and desire, her efforts may not be enough.

Regardless of the shifting sands beneath her feet, Lizzy still has a job to do. It is a job with growing responsibilities, without regular hours, without weekends off, that pays...

When it comes to fear, horses and humans are not so different; emotions can overtake reason. The rubber snake might as well be a real snake — the nightmare reality — when they elicit the same response. Blind fear will make both horse and rider try to outrun lions, even when those lions are made of paper. Blind fear can send you straight over a cliff, and even if you manage to pull up before the edge, that is no way to live life.

It is only through training, training, and more training, and then testing that training, that you learn to turn...