Matthew J. Friedman, MD, PhD, a horse husband and horse owner for 37 years, has supported High Horses programs since 2018.  Since his retirement in 2022, he has spent as much time as possible with the love of his life, Gayle Marie Smith, cherished quality moments with his children and grandchildren, worked to publish at least one children’s book about two golden retrievers, aspired to some very modest goals as a musician, joined the volunteer medical staff at the Good Neighbor Health Clinic, and tried to make a positive difference whenever possible.  Before this, he had a 50-year career at Dartmouth/Geisel Medical School and in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as a psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist, clinician, researcher, teacher, leader, pioneer, and all-around mensch.  He established the VA’s National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in 1989, which he led as Executive Director for 24 years.  He established the VA’s National PTSD Brain Bank in 2014, which he led as Director for eight years.  Most recently, he served as Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Psychiatry at Dartmouth/Geisel.  He has over 360 publications, including 29 books.  The Department of Psychiatry’s annual research award, which funds the work of young investigators, is named after him.