Do you think enrolling your so or daughter in riding lessons or owning a horse is too expensive for the family budget? Do you think horseback riding is predominantly a girl activity? Before answering these questions, consider this. Have you ever checked out the costs of a teenaged pregnancy, drug addiction, rehab, encounters with the law, legal fees, dropping out of school or the multitude of the other high risk activities your teenager could be participating in? Here is a snippet of a well written article pointing out the benefits of money well spent on an activity considered too expensive by many parents: “My daughter turned sixteen years old today; which is a milestone for most people. Besides looking at baby photos and childhood trinkets with her, I took …time to reflect on the young woman my daughter had become and the choices she would face in the future. As I looked at her I could see the athlete she was, and determined woman she would soon be. I started thinking about some of the girls we knew in our town who were already pregnant, pierced in several places, hair every color under the sun, drop outs, drug addicts and on the fast track to no-where, seeking surface identities because they had no inner self esteem. The parents of these same girls have asked me why I “waste” the money on horses so my daughter can ride. I’m told she will grow out of it, lose interest, discover boys and all kinds of things that try to pin the current generation’ s “slacker” label on my child. I don’t think it will happen, I think she will love and have horses all her life. Because my daughter grew up with horses she has compassion. She knows that we must take special care of the very young and the very old. We must make sure those without voices to speak of their pain are still cared for. Because my daughter grew up with horses she learned responsibility for others than herself. She learned that regardless of the weather you must still care for those you have the stewardship of. There are no “days off” just because you don’t feel like being a horse owner that day. She learned that for every hour of fun you have there are days of hard slogging work you must do first.”… read more @ breyerhorses/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=2966&fb_source=message
Posted on: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:06:36 +0000
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