I saw that I got mentioned a few posts back (via e-mail), and thought I would come back to say hello to all who miss me!
I left for good reasons which don't need to be mentioned here, but I've wound up not riding very much any more because my hands go numb within a few minutes of riding. I wound up moving to a 2.25 acre farm in the more rural part of King County, WA, and ride horses instead.
I rescue senior Arabians, and have several who get ridden about once a week. I have a couple which are extremely gentle with little kids and so I often have kids with various disorders come to interact with my horses. The photo is one of my 'therapy' horses. She will be 26 years old in just a few days (she was still in her winter fur coat when the photo was taken).