........and thus began a whole new world to me and my daughter of 7 years old. That was six years ago. We tried dance - ballet-tap , and we tried gymnastics but her heart wasn't in it. So the local newspaper had horseback riding lessons for our small community in it. I suggested we look into it and she has been riding ever since. Now we are moving on to a more serious level of competition other than local shows and 4-H shows, although we will continue with 4-H until she is nineteen.