Above : "Two horses with a parasol" by Caroline Morgan Clowes

Howrse has been one of my favorite distractions since March, 2013.
When I created my original account, I was a horse girl obsessed with this game; and I'm still here now — a decade later — as a gal in her early twenties who still enjoys playing as a hobby.
In real life, I'm pursuing a degree in the medical field.  I currently work in an Intensive Care Unit at a large hospital.
I enjoy a lot of things.  From art, books, poetry, history, genealogy, concerts, and music — I am learning and continuing to play a couple instruments and I try to paint whenever I can.
I also collect Breyer and Peter Stone model horses, a hobby started at a very young age as I grew up in a multi-generational horse family; with an older sister who was a major horse girl (rubbed off on me).  I was lucky enough to inherit a couple Breyers from my grandmother, which were released back in the 1950s (making me the third generation to play with them!).  I sold all of my collection as a teenager and I'm trying to collect my favorites once again.  My all time favorite model is, and was, S Justadream in the Make A Wish mold (she recently rejoined my collection).  I toured the Peter Stone factory in 2013 and attended Breyerfests 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
I have two horses of my own.
My first horse I've had since June of 2011 — she's a 2008 Morgan cross.  We're just now getting back into training after she foundered in 2020.
In 2022, I bought myself a 2007 purebred Arabian mare — she placed Top 10 two years in a row at the 2013 and 2014 Arabian Horse Nationals in Halter and English Hunter Pleasure.  She was shown for five years in regional shows, where she earned multiple champion and top 10 wins.  I hope to get her back into showing again at our regional shows.
I also rescued rabbits for six years, mainly while I was in highschool.  They are such amazing companions!  I stopped due to time constraints and the emotional tax rescuing had on me.
My other pets are my mixed flock of ducks and chickens, which I've kept since 2012.
 I also collect houseplants as a hobby, which grew after I started working at a greenhouse a few years ago (I miss that job)!