Riding, like life, is a journey. No matter how much we do, there’s still so much more to learn. But one of the most rewarding parts of working together with your horse is realizing how far you’ve come as a team. The partnership, the small steps forward that come from patience, hard work and practice. They remind you that no matter how far you have to go, you’ve already come a long way.

The Boy and Horse series from artist Charlie Macksey captures so much emotion in just a few simple lines. It’s hard to pick my favorite so I’ll have to start with this one.