Gretchen Lida is an essayist and equestrian. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Earth Island Journal, Horse Network, and many others. She received her MFA from Columbia College Chicago and currently lives in Wisconsin. Follow her on Twitter at @GC_Lida.
I often feel as if there is something just beyond my reach, as if I had another set of eyes, and if I could only open them I could see all the things I needed to see.