i love horses with all my heart but parents say no to horseback riding. Is there a way to convince them?

Question

they always say its too much money. i know some places are, but i really love horses, and you know, we only have one life to live!!

Answer 1

Tell them horseback riding is great exercise, a great way to meet new friends, and you gain valuable experience from it all, and you do! Having horses in your life is the best thing ever! (I often ask "what do people without horses do?") Check around a little bit, maybe stop off at peoples houses you know they have horses and ask if you can ride theirs. (thats what I would do, if theres a will theres a way!) There are some places that aren't that bad, go to your local stable/stables and offer to do barn chores in exchange for lessons. More often than not, they are more than willing to give a young, ambitious rider a chance, and if you end up being really good they may sponsor you to ride representing their barn in local shows. Offer to do extra work at places and save up some money and prove to your parents you really really want this. Horses are a big reasponsibility and they aren't all ride. Once you get into them, you don't have much time for anything else.

Answer 2

work part time at a stable, or volunteer there, and talk to people that know about horses. find the oldest grimiest looking horse handler they have there and get them talking. you can learn more that way than paying for lessons.
some places will give you riding time for work done, and if you are old enough, you can do things that way. mucking stalls and changing water aren't the most enjoyable jobs in the world, but it gives you time around the animals, which means that you have an advantage over other people who pay to ride, the horses know who feeds them, and they will have had more time around you than the person who only jumps on their backs and then jumps right back off.
good luck with your riding, and have fun with the horses.

Answer 3

I understand your frustration, it's hard to be the girl who doesn't have parents who buy her a horse and all the trimmings, but there are things you can do. I started working at the farm I took lessons at to help pay for them. Just things like mucking, feeding, grooming, bathing, pulling manes, just helping to maintain the lesson horses. I also worked at all the horse shows we hosted for my class entry fees and such. And many years later I'm very glad that things happend this way. I learned alot more about horses than the girls who rode just one "push button" horse and had people like me do all the hard work. I am now a horse trainer and a much more talented and well rounded rider because of my lack of financial assets as a kid. So if you really love horses, roll up your sleeves and head to work. Soak up all the knowledge you can, and you never know where you'll end up.

Answer 4

Explain to your parents that this is something you have to do. If you have the itch for horses like I did growing up, it will never go away, it will just get worse and worse until you have them in your life in some way. Call some local stables and see if you can work in exchange for lessons. Then you get the best of both worlds....you get to learn how to care and feed for horses and you get to ride. I don't think your parents could object if it were free.

Answer 5

Oh where do i start? I have 12 AQHA and APHA and i love them all. I have had a rough past with guys, (dad and bfs) everyone i met left and left with a boom. Horses dont leave you and never will, they wont hurt you, they wont turn their backs on you, they are always there. I can talk to my horses like they are my best friend. I go down to the barn cryin they know just what to do. They wont just walk around you wanting food, they have this touch that makes you feel like someone cares. Even if you get bucked off, doesnt your horse do a dead stop and turn around and wait by you till you get up? And the best thing, when your on your horse everything goes out the window. All it is is you, the horde, and the clear blue sky. I wouldnt trade all the money in the world for one of the horses....

Answer 6

Some times if you work at the stables mucking stalls, grooming, feeding and such you can get reduced rates. Also look for a horse rescue organization in your area, we have one here in MD called Days End Farm Horse Rescue, they gave reduced rate lessons. Until I moved out of that general area I spent a great deal of time working and rinding there.

Answer 7

you don't say how old you are.. but if you are old enough,, maybe you could go to the stables and offer to muck out stalls in exchange for some lessons or riding lessons,,, hang out at the stables as often as you can so you can make some friends and learn all about horses

Answer 8

Check prices of different places, some of our state parks here have horse back riding and its pretty cheap. Show them the prices and maybe you can work something out like doing extra chores or something.

Answer 9

start working part time at a stable around people that know horses. they can be dangerous... i should be dead twice over from horse riding accidents... but i still love the creatures. time, patience, learning and gaining maturity might help.

horseback riding is a very expensive hobby... by working at a stable part time, it would offset the costs that you would have.

Answer 10

You may want to consider what your parents are saying and try to take this into your own hands. Tell them you will work around the house or you will work for riding lessons! It is very expensive so I would consider telling them options on how you could make it less expensive for them. I would also keep begging and telling them how much you want to until they enevtually give in!! It worked for me!!