Beginning Juniors
Joyce Kellenberger (joyce@homer.ca.boeing.com)
Wed, 23 Oct 96 17:59:16 PDT
My ride partner has a 9-year old daughter who has never ridden before expect
for us to pony her on little walk/trot rides. We have been working with her
on handling a couple of our horses, but I'm kind of at a loss as to how to
logically go about starting a junior. What is a realistic goal? What should
we expect from her with regard to interest and determination? She says she
wants to endurance ride, but at times she doesn't really show a lot of
incentive or initiative. Do you think she really wants to do this, or she
just wants to be involved with mom and her friend? What should we look for?
And if there is a geniune desire to pursue the sport, what is a realistic
time frame and training program for her? I just don't know where to begin.
joyce
joyce@homer.ca.boeing.com