Years ago I used to visit the stuntmen at the film studios in Sofia, and that is where I first had the chance to get on a horse. The feeling was breathtaking – a sense of freedom, of flight, and pride in the harmony we found together. That was only the beginning… the beginning of something that has no end!

Over the last sixteen years spent with horses, I have realised that they are my teachers in our relationship. They taught me how to communicate with them and to stay within the natural norms of respect, understanding and tolerance. A horse does not understand words, but it feels how it is treated, and today, when I look closely at one of them, I see a wonderful, quiet and wise philosopher.