09/06/2026
Folks, your kids' lives matter.
If your a parent or grandparent looking to get a child a horse,
Listen to me,
This is Absolutely NOT the time to be cheap or skip steps.
First,
Enroll your child into an established lesson program that is respected and priorities horse care, ground work and riding.
Unless you're a professional horse person, don't skip this.
Start building a good support system within the horse community.
When you first start to look into a horse for your child, listen to advice from professionals. Bring your trainer with you when you visit potential horses. Listen to them, not the kid. If cost is a concern, horse ownership may not be the right choice. Consider leasing.
If you buy, then partner that horse with your child under lesson / training guidance awhile.
Horses can kill your child because you were too cheap to do the proper steps to help make the Equine adventure safer.
Your kid matters too much for you to cut corners on training or the right horse.
https://horsesonly.com/horse-riding-accidents/
