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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 10 year old daughter plays the violin and rides. It all depends what your priorities are. We always told her we would invest in her music but not in her horseback riding.

Because of this, the violin is costing us more: $90/hr private lessons vs. $60-70/hr group lessons (depends on the size of the group), and $5K fractional size violin and bow because she needs something better than rentals at this point in her musical development (we're not planning to lease or buy a horse in the near future!). We'll be looking for a quality full-size violin and bow in the next few years and it might add a zero to the price.

If we prioritized horseback riding, she'd be in private lessons with a leased horse by now, and that might still be doable on our income, but the next stage would not.

So google all the teaching barns in the area. Our favorite is Waredaca, but they're not taking beginners due to Covid (they need a lot of hands-on instruction) and they're in the process of finding new horses. The culture is not fancy at all! For the first few lessons they will probably let you borrow the helmet. Please do bring boots with a heel, it's a safety requirement so that feet don't go through the stirrups and get stuck there, potentially blocking dismount and causing injury.

Horseback riding builds core and leg strength primarily, but also arm and upper torso a little. You can just take lessons casually for ever, but if you get good enough, you can choose to compete. You can learn different styles of riding, but the accepted method to learn is English, just like the best grounding in music is classical.

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A little off-topic, but I beg to differ on what the best foundation for music is. There are definitely benefits to starting with classical music, but there are also downsides.

Ultimately, I think it’s all about your musical goals. [/quote]

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