http://americaninbritain.com/equestrian-life Views from across the Herring Pond Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:32:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://americaninbritain.com/equestrian-life#comment-134 Yank Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:08:36 +0000 http://americaninbritain.com/?p=381#comment-134 Splendid idea! Whatsmore, the kids will feel like they have "earned" their ride through blood, toil, tears and sweat. I have pegs, and we'll put those seaside bucket-and-spade sets to good use too ;) Splendid idea! Whatsmore, the kids will feel like they have “earned” their ride through blood, toil, tears and sweat. I have pegs, and we’ll put those seaside bucket-and-spade sets to good use too

]]> http://americaninbritain.com/equestrian-life#comment-132 Esther Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:28:20 +0000 http://americaninbritain.com/?p=381#comment-132 As a child in the UK I wanted to ride but we couldn't afford it. So from the age of 8, I started helping out at a local stables every Saturday in exchange for a 20 minute free ride at the end of the day. Maybe you could consider that for your kids? As a child in the UK I wanted to ride but we couldn’t afford it. So from the age of 8, I started helping out at a local stables every Saturday in exchange for a 20 minute free ride at the end of the day. Maybe you could consider that for your kids?

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