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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter rode for three years. It was outrageously expensive and time consuming. I was happy when she moved on to other things. [/quote]

It's very time consuming. And expensive. But cheaper than therapy, the counselor told my parents. [/quote]

People who complain about how expensive it is really must differentiate between various commitments! Most children do an hour of horseback riding lessons on weekends or after school, at a local barn. It takes less time than the usual sport practice and games, and isn't very expensive. If you're talking about casual eventing, then that's a whole other story, and it's like comparing travel sports to rec. And if you're talking about buying one or more horses in Europe, shipping them here, paying for top boarding and vet fees, plus transport to shows all over the country, then it's again another matter entirely.

Be specific![/quote]

Thanks, that’s helpful. Absolutely no eventing or buying a horse. It’s partly because I am just considering the weekly lesson route though that I wonder how much a child can get out of this. [/quote]

Lots! You can get very good posture and toned muscles out of it, plus there's the animal relationship that lots of children find very meaningful. It seems to me so much more well-rounded than any ball sport, for example. It's like sailing or rock-climbing: you get a skill out of it that can be used in the greater outdoors and isn't confined to a playing field with weird lines drawn on it, for which parents will let the coach yell at their kids (or heck, scream themselves too), "because it's sports".
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This makes a lot of sense, thanks. The outdoors part is the best part. My husband sails, or used to, so I’m hoping that will become more of an interest as we can do it together.

I think the animal relation is a big interest — are there opportunities to volunteer at stables?
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