[Beaker]

Good Morning!

This weekend I'm taking the son of a family friend to the barn with me. He's 10 or 11 and loves horses, and wants to ride very badly, so is working to earn money for riding lessons. I told his mom about my barn, so she agreed to let me take him, and he's been bugging her about it since. My goal is for him to like it so much that he starts riding there. He's mom is going to hate me by the end because she's not "into" horses, but I think it's important that he gets to ride since he's so enthusiastic about it. My master plan is to plant the bug and let nature take its course. :-) I feel slightly evil, but not too evil. (grin)
I know that he's serious about it, because he has told me repeatedly that he wants to foxhunt and ride cross-country.

[HairOfTheDog]

Sounds very cool :~)

[FrogInABlender]

That’s great about the boy. It’ll be nice to have somebody to share your hobby with. He sounds like he’d be perfect for it.

All of my in-law’s kids are way too hyper and loud to be around horses so I’ve just forgot about trying to introduce any of them to riding.