Riding Free Blog — Horses Benefit Kids
No More Skipping the Groundwork!
Posted by Amber Wighton on
Suggestions on groundwork exercises to do with your kids and their horses. Links to youtube videos and content to help your kids get started.
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3 Steps to Ensuring your Kids Don't "Lose Interest" in Horses
Posted by Amber Wighton on
I've been thinking a lot about kids and horses these days, because, it's my life now haha. I have heard countless times, "they just lost interest" or "we can't do baseball and ride horses". I too experienced a hiatus with horses.This makes my heart sink because I firmly believe that horses help create great humans and that this loss of interest can be prevented. If this resonates with you, read on. Did anyone else have parents that took your horse away as punishment if you sassed, told a fib, didn't eat your vegetables? Or you got so busy with school or sports that your horses...