Katherine Collins (born Arnold Alexander Saba, Jr. in 1947), formerly known as Arn Saba, is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, media personality, stage performer, and music composer. Her most well-known creation is Neil the Horse, a happy-go-lucky, singing, dancing horse who enjoys bananas and milkshakes. It began in 1975 as a weekly newspaper comic strip appearing in Canadian regional newspapers. In the early 1980s Neil appeared as a comic feature in the Canadian Children's Annual, which later led to a series of Neil the Horse comic books published between 1983 and 1988. Saba/Collins expanded the reach of Neil by writing a two-and-a-half hour radio musical which was broadcast in five episodes on CBC Radio in Canada. She wrote the book, music, lyrics, and also played the role of Neil. In 1986 she wrote and produced a twelve all new songs for a Neil the Horse music tape which was sold through the comic book. Saba/Collins' previously made a career in radio. In 1977 she began appearing and eventually producing, segments of the popular CBC Radio program Morningside. Along with program host Don Harron, she discussed favorite old comic strips and other aspects of popular culture. Additionally, Saba/Collins wrote, produced, and acted in many comic skits for the program. She also moved into CBC Television in Canada with similar appearances on the Don McLean show. Drawing upon her knowledge and appreciation of comics, in 1979 she wrote and produced a five part radio documentary on CBC. The Continuous Art explored the cultural position of comics and featured interviews with influential cartoonists such as Milton, Caniff, Will Eisner, Floyd Gottfredson, Jules Feiffer, and Russ Manning. The documentary features the last interview with Price Valiant creator, Hal Foster. Saba spent several years in the late 1970s and early 1980s travelling through North America interviewing famous cartoonists. Many of these lengthy interviews were later published in The Comics Journal in the 1980s and 1990s. Saba moved to California in 1982 to pursue cartooning full time. As a transsexual she began living officially as a woman, Katherine Collins in 1993. Collins now lives in her hometown of Vancouver.