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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you can't find a shelter that will let her volunteer, you might try a stable.  Some stables will let young people volunteer to groom horses, etc.  You might also find a stable that will let her trade barn work for riding lessons.[/quote]

good point but 9 is too young. what can a 9-yr old do? i don't want any kids running around thinking it's a play ground. [/quote]

She's not. She can be given strict expectations and she can play with animals who don't have behaviour problems.

It would be a great way to learn compassion,

Keep looking for a place, OP.[/quote]

And what happens if OP's kid gets hurt? [/quote]

There are no guarantees that she won't get hurt if she's working with animals (or walking down the street), but volunteering at a shelter or stable will teach her responsible behavior around the animals that will minimize her chances of getting hurt.  If this stresses you out, you should probably keep her away from animals.

(I used to ride my horse bareback in the fields by myself, and we'd gallop hard as I pretended to be Elizabeth Taylor on the Pie.  I also used to jump him over higher fences than my parents permitted when they weren't around, sometimes bareback.  I've been kicked, stepped on, and I've fallen off a number of times, and broke two bones...but I had a glorious childhood and that time makes up some of my best memories.  I'm glad I wasn't kept under constant watch, or kept indoors because my parents feared injury.  I'm now more disciplined and confident from growing up with horses, I think.  It makes me sad that my children don't have that).[/quote]

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