DerB is a great horse. He is perfect (besides breaking my arm!) in every way a horse should be, and taught me how to care for and work in partnership with horses. I have had DerB since 1988, when my parent gifted him to me on my eighth birthday. (I am very much against giving animals as gifts, but at eight I was thrilled!) They thought this "horse thing" was a fad and would die out; they bought an easily re-sellable horse from my cousins to placate my horse fancy. You can read about how I came to be owned by DerB right here.