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[quote=Anonymous]When I was 9, I took care of my horse before school: cleaned stall, fed, and led him to the pasture.  After school I rode him, groomed him, fed him, and did barn chores.  It was a really good experience, and I learned a lot about discipline and responsibility from taking care of horses.  We had a horse farm, but some of my friends in Pony Club didn't have horses, and they volunteered at a local commercial stable, and one friend was actually allowed to use one of the commerical stable's horses for Pony Club events, and she got free riding lessons.  That started in 3rd grade, I think, for her.  If your daughter wants to ride, she needs to start early.  9 isn't too early at all.  Barn work is a great experience: my friends who just paid for riding lessons but didn't ever take care of horses missed out on a lot, I think.  Plus, 9 year old girls who love horses adore hanging out at stables; they can socialize with other horse crazy kids.  (I might or might not have avoided washing my hands after touching my horse in the morning so that I could smell horse on my hands all day long).[/quote]

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