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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have three girls. The older two were doing horseback riding for a number of years. We were not going to buy a horse; we were not going to even get into leasing a horse. We had said they can take weekly lessons, some camp time in the summer, and we'll do a few shows that fit our schedule.

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Do you regret having them start in the first place, or do you think they got something out of the years they rode?[/quote]

I will take this question as a former non-wealthy shy kid who only rode once a week. YES!! I totally got something out of it despite having never had my own horse as a kid and never showing. I was way too shy to want to show any way.

I gained confidence and I got to bond with and learn to trust a massive animal. As an extreme example there are therapeutic riding horse organizations that work with people with physical disabilities and emotional issues. There are some that just help with veterans with PTSD. Your DD doesn't need that obviously but I believe every horse is a therapy horse on some level.

Long term I lived in the UK and rode over there as an adult. I got to gallop along a mountain ridge in Wales. I learned dressage. I rode in Hyde Park in London. I rounded up cattle on horseback.

Now I'm still not rich (dangit) but I lease a horse and am riding more at 45 than I ever have in my life. [/quote]

Yes, for a shy or introverted kid, horses are great. Once a week is fine. When she's older, she can decide if she wants more riding /horse time. There is no need to compete at the elite level; there is no need to buy, or buy a fancy horse if you do. The most important learning does not require that.[/quote]

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