Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 , Our son started riding when he was 3 years old. At first he fought having the helmet on. His first lesson lasted 10 minutes because he fought the helmet so hard. He cried the whole time. The next week we were ready for a fight with the helmets and he went in to the tack room and put the helmet on by himself. It took a few times before he had the stamina to last the whole hour on the horse. He loved riding horses and knew he had to wear a helmet in order to go near the horses. He had very very bad balance. Two winters ago we enrolled him in snow skiing. We were worried about his balance but he proved our worries wrong. He took off and it improved his balance ten fold. He looks forward to snow every year. He skis the easy trails from the top of the mountain and is sad when his 2 hour lesson is over. He wears helmets when he skis as well. For him skiing was better for his balance than horseback riding. I do think the riding helped prepare him for the upper body control needed for skiing. a mom to almost 7 CHARGEr & Quintin 4 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 a, The skiing is a great idea! We live in Cincinnati, Ohio, so we don't have much skiing nearby, but there is a little slope with man-made snow in town that's open in the winter, so maybe we'll try that this winter. won't feel all alone on the balance problems, either, as her Dad and I have never skiied either! :-) -- Kauffman - mother to (2 1/2) and wife to Arlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 a, The skiing is a great idea! We live in Cincinnati, Ohio, so we don't have much skiing nearby, but there is a little slope with man-made snow in town that's open in the winter, so maybe we'll try that this winter. won't feel all alone on the balance problems, either, as her Dad and I have never skiied either! :-) -- Kauffman - mother to (2 1/2) and wife to Arlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 a, The skiing is a great idea! We live in Cincinnati, Ohio, so we don't have much skiing nearby, but there is a little slope with man-made snow in town that's open in the winter, so maybe we'll try that this winter. won't feel all alone on the balance problems, either, as her Dad and I have never skiied either! :-) -- Kauffman - mother to (2 1/2) and wife to Arlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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