When I was a girl, one Christmas I got a copy of a book entitled "The Love of Horses". The front cover was covered with white horses running through the sea. I still have the book to this day. It's one of my treasures.

I was the most taken by the photo of the Akhal Teke stallion, though. His coat was an iridescent gold, and to me he looked like royalty. I had no idea that these fabulous horses are endangered, with approximately 300 in the U.S. and 500 in Europe. These beautiful horses are originally from Turkmenistan. They were used as war horses originally and were valued because they could cross long distances with little food or water.