How owning a horse can help children

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Every little girl’s dream is to have a pony right? at least that’s what i wanted when i was little and i know a few other who did as well. The answer to the typical “daddy can i have a pony?” question is usually no you can not get a pony, well if you think about it and put it in perspective getting your child a pony when they are young helps with many things. instead of paying for sports or other activities just to find out that your child does not like them or is just not interested is very costly and can weigh down the pocket book. i’m not saying owning a horse can’t do that, which in reality it does do that but it’s better than paying for the clubs and whatnot especially since it teaches the child responsibility and how to be selfless. As the child gets older they want to be with friends and party and have fun possibly getting themselves into trouble “You have to give up a lot of your social life. You can’t go out and party if you have a 6 a.m. horse show.”  well, with a horse you have to care for it on a daily basis you can leave a few things for the barn to do like feed and whatnot but it does need exercise and you are the one providing that for them; especially if you do competitions with your horse you may have a show to go to the next morning so partying is not an option for you.