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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dont do it.  Total money suck and [b]useless skill.[/b]  Take her horseback riding a couple times this summer with you as an activity.  That is enough.  [/quote]

They're all "useless", soccer, little league, ballet.  Even piano or violin lessons, drama, art classes.  All useless, if you mean that they won't lead to a professional career. So that's a meaningless point. [/quote]

MY kids do swimming and tennis.  I would consider both lifelong sports to keep themselves physically engaged as adults and not "useless." Music also have lifelong benefits and helps with brain development.  [/quote]

Equestrian sport is about as lifelong as a sport can get.  Nick Skelton, the gold medalist in show jumping at the London Olympics, was 58 at the time.

Being around horses also facilitates the development of the brain, particularly EQ skills.

Horses have been a lifelong passion for me, and have taught me innumerable skills.   The sport fosters hard work, determination, grit, and humility.  It fosters a team relationship -- with your core teammate, your horse.  Those "boring" horse shows?  A lot of hard work goes into those 5 minutes in the ring, and then you aren't always successful.  There is a lot to be learned about how much work goes into 'success' from competing in equestrian sport.

I would not be half the person I am today without horses in my life, and all that comes with them.  The ups and the downs.

That said, it is dangerous and expensive.

--For what it's worth, from an equine professional (some of us can and do make a career out of it)[/quote]

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