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We usually buy Quarter Horses, mostly because that is the breed I grew up with and am drawn to, particularly for the type of work we do. However, we don’t necessarily rule out other breeds, either. Our horses need to be versatile enough to do a variety of jobs and tasks, from ranch work, to being handy on trails, to the work we do in clinics, to ponying colts, and the list goes on. Because of this, we also have a tendency to look for horses with a good disposition. Actually, maybe I should rephrase that: what we really look for are horses that want to have a good disposition.

Here’s an example: In the fall of 2015, my first novel, Out of the Wild, was scheduled to go into production as a full-length motion picture. Along with coproducing the film, I was also hired as the Stunt and Animal Coordinator. Part of my responsibilities as Animal Coordinator was to acquire and train the horses that were to be used in the movie. For the most part, we actually ended up using many of our own horses for the major equine roles. But during early preparation several months before filming was to begin, we decided the script called for one more horse than what we had available, so we would need at least one more saddle horse before production started.