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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Be honest with yourself from the beginning about how willing you are to take the sport.  I encouraged my children to learn to ride because I love it, but I also knew I would never be ok from a risk standpoint with competitive jumping.  When we had to make choices about which activity to drop and when, we kept riding limits to the purely weekly/recreational level accordingly.

Swimming should always be in a separate category because in my opinion, every child should learn to swim for safety reasons.[/quote]

Competitive jumper here—that’s pretty sad and, I think, wrongheaded.  My worst injuries from falls were when I was trotting on a loose rein, and I’ve never been hurt falling off at a jump in my life (30+ years of jumping!).  Horses are dangerous for sure, but you’re missing out on the best parts of equestrian sport just taking a weekly lesson.

On topic:  I didn’t pressure my kids to do any sports.  They dabbled around a little with soccer and basketball, but only one still plays a sport (track).  My other spends all his time building computers.  I don’t get the desire of some parents to push sports.  If they love it, great!  If not, let them find what they do love….and do that.[/quote]

You said yourself horses are dangerous - because they are.  As someone who rides, I know that.  I also didn’t want my kids doing competitive cheerleading or tackle football.[/quote]

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