I would like to acknowledge all my teachers at New York University who were supportive of my riding career. I never had to pick between school and riding, and I was able to take classes that would help me become the person I chose, not who anyone else wished to mold me into. As someone who never wanted to go to college, you taught me that learning can be something to embrace and have fun with, not to rebel against. Thank you for trusting me and believing in my dreams and me.
I have to give a special thank-you to Steve Hutkins, who also gave me the freedom to become the person I am today. Without your confidence in my career and me, I never would have seen graduation day, let alone come away from college with such an amazing experience. Thank you for letting me find myself.
GEORGINA BLOOMBERG is the younger daughter of New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. An accomplished equestrian, Georgina is on the board of directors of the Equestrian Aid Foundation, the United States Equestrian Federation, the Hampton Classic Horse Show, and both the Bloomberg Family and Bloomberg Sisters foundations. She is an Equine Welfare Ambassador for the ASPCA and a member of Friends of Finn for the Humane Society of the United States, as well as the chairwoman of the HSUS Horse Council. In 2006, she founded the charity The Rider’s Closet, which collects used riding clothes for those who are unable to afford them. Now run by Pegasus Therapeutic Riding, the program has enabled thousands of riders to stay in the sport and have the proper apparel and equipment. She is a graduate of New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
Georgina is donating a portion of her proceeds from this book to Friends of Finn.