Re: RC: Fw: Cliffy Lewis

[Howard4567@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/10/00 10:32:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
lisaj@foothill.net writes:

<< Having been at the ride and seen that little boy's sheer delight at the
 beginning, on the trail, at lunch, and at the end, there was no doubt this
 was a good thing.  >>


My daughter, Jennifer, has been riding a horse since she was three.  But I 
didn't start taking her out on the trails with me until she was 7.  She 
started doing endurance at 9.  I found out she couldn't stop a runaway horse 
at the start of the Million Pines ride last year when we decided to start 
with the front runners in a 25.  Scared the heck out of me and we reviewed 
different ways to fix that problem later that day.

Rebel has always been a great horse for Jennifer cause he normally won't pass 
me and Dance Line and even though it's not a great trait for an endurance 
horse, I love it when Jen rides him.  I don't think she's been thrown from a 
horse since she was 5 or so.  

Monday morning parenting isn't really necessary here is it?  Sounds like the 
kid is doing pretty well to me.  Just put a helmet on him and make sure he's 
atleast 8 before you hit that endurance trail.  And you might want to wait a 
couple minutes after the start just to be safe.  Riding with your kid will be 
the best experience you ever have if you do it right.  And watch out for that 
tree!

cya,
Howard