Father-daughter relationship

equine99
Mon, 02 Jan 2006 06:13:16 +0000

If financially possible, and she has the interest, get her some horse riding lessons. Yes, this is coming from a life-long rider, but I’ll always remember overhearing a dad talking to another dad about how he knows that if his daughter can control a 1,200lb animal she’ll be just fine with a 200lb guy.

As a rider, it gives me confidance in other aspects of my life. Often you have to treat people just like horses (lol), and it’s an excellent way to learn how to guage how much you need to push and hold your ground to get your way. If you can learn to stay on a bucking horse, and slow a run away, even if no one else knows, when in a difficult situation you can say to yourself, “I can make a horse jump when I say jump and stop when I say stop–I can handel whatever happens.” (I don’t like to think of riding as JUST that, but pure controle is deffinetly a major aspect of it).

plus it’s fun.

Also, if you get into yelling matches, just remember that if she’s strong enough to stand up to her parents she’ll be strong enough to stand up to anyone.