Actor Tanya Hope has a love affair with horses. Every day, even if she gets thrown off, she gets back on, and tries again. “Being in sync with the movements of the horse comes with practice. It’s precise, hard to emulate, but once you’ve grasped it, it’s with you for life. There’s just no other feeling in the world like riding in the wind, full speed with your horse,” she says.
Dealing with a horse is quite like dealing with life, says Tanya. “Be good to your horse, but take the reins and remind him that you’re in control. Many of us are trying to walk that fine line in life too. You have to be kind and firm, all at the same time. No matter how hard life throws you off, you got to get back in the saddle, and ride out the troughs and waves. Honestly, it’s so much fun. We realise in retrospect that some of our biggest losses in life were actually our biggest blessings. One can’t quit the game because of one temperamental stallion,” she says.
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