To Ride the Gods’ Own Stallion (19 page)

Diane Lee Wilson has been in love with horses since the age of three when she was “soundly kicked on the shin by a carnival pony.” She spent her childhood as many young people do: reading and dreaming about horses and riding as often as possible. While studying toward degrees in fine arts and English at the University of Iowa, she worked each summer at a professional stable in Texas, learning how to train and show horses. She now lives outside of San Diego, California.