-> Yes most definately....mounted troop girl scout leader, at age 73 she 
akes
-> two of her horses and her youngest granddaughter as well as another to
-> shows...firm believer in getting children interested in horses, using 
horses
-> to teach values and keep us out of trouble....shakes her finger at her
-> saddlebred when he misbehaves and says "Now Desi stop being naughty" and 
e
-> puts he stops and looks extremely guilty...shes been riding since she was 
43
-> and this year at the American Royal was Half-arab AATO Country English
-> Pleasure Champion.....I've most definately been blessed with a very 
pecial
-> very horsey family....even without horsey parents one that definately
-> believes in the horse's place with children -Sih
I wish more kids had this sort of oppertunity available to them.  Horses are
good for kids.  I ran a 4H Horse Club for quite a few years and had a great
bunch of kids in it.
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