As others of her generation busy themselves with celebrity, Instagram likes, and materialism, not so for Gillian Larson. As her peers snap selfies in trendy bistros and bars, trying to go viral, the 30-year-old horse enthusiast gazes out over vistas sublime and beautiful. The avid equestrian has been “thru-riding”—marching the full length of a trail within a season—for close to a decade. “One of the most powerful impacts of thru-riding is the way it changes one’s perspective about what is valuable and meaningful,” Larson told The Epoch Times. “When you are on a journey like that, everything becomes focused on the present moment—on accomplishing the day’s miles, on finding a place to camp, on getting food and water for the horses, then wrapping up in a sleeping bag under the stars.” When on such excursions, nothing else matters besides the necessities of life, she adds. Larson finds tremendous satisfaction in …