Before joining my folks in Bethesda, Maryland for Easter dinner Sunday, I stopped by Rock Creek Park Horse Center to photograph my friend Rosanna and her riding partner Leo.

Rosanna and Leo have been riding together for a little over two years and would you believe it, Leo is 29 years-old.

She had this to say about Leo, “It took me spending the past few years with an 1100 lb draft horse to learn patience, and empathy. Leo has made me stronger physically and emotionally, and I feel very lucky to have met him, and to have earned his trust. The second I met him, I handed him mine on a platter.”