Too often, I talk to parents who are heavily involved in horses, whose kids aren’t interested in horses at all. I don’t know if their kids never get the opportunity because their parents are too busy with their own horses, but at our house, we try to make our time with our horses something we do as a family, and something that stays fun.
Taking it slow
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