From my saved e-mail folder:

It always seems like hardest part about getting back on the horse, is finding a horse you want to get back on. Fact is, that is not really the case. There are tons of horses out there. The truth is we freeze up and don't try; we take ourselves out of the game so we do not have to get rejected. Moreover, if you do not jump on a horse (almost any horse) you will have that walking through the desert with an empty canteen look on your face; in other words, you will lack confidence when talking to the horse, which horses can sense from miles away, and there is nothing that horses like less than a rider who lacks confidence.