**I remember begging my parents for a horse**
I begged from the time I knew what horses were. We lived on a farm and I couldn’t understand why the answer was always no! LOL
I got ponies eventually, which are not at all teh same thing, but I learned to ride and to defend myself against teeth , hooves, barbwire fences, low hanging limbs, etc.
I finally got a horse wehn I got older—a sweet little Morgan mare. I found out you can either work and feed tehm, but you have no time to ride—or you can not work and have time to ride but you can’t afford feed/vets. LOl
Still love them.
We lived in town..but I begged anyway..LOL
I usually accepted whatever my parents said but I recall this because it took me so long to let it go.
Sounds like you had good growing up experienceson the farm.
Horses are such a big responsibility..I enjoy watching Animal Planet and the rescue shows..It is appalling how some horse owners treat their animals.