Budweiser, 1974

I never had my own horse and had to struggle to get lessons, so I was always looking for "horsey opportunities!" When I was 12, I managed to charm my way into the good graces of a sweet gentleman who played polo for the Nashvile team, King McGee. I hotwalked his horses every Sunday afternoon all summer long, and sometimes we went riding on the Percy Warner Park Trails. I'll always be grateful to him for giving me that chance. This is me (squinting on the left) with my friend Amy and Budweiser, one of the polo "ponies" (he was really way too big for polo at almost 16 h!).