I don’t care if you’ve been riding horses your whole life. I literally got my first show ribbon at three years old for simply leading a horse confidently a bar to ring. Which, now that I have a four-year-old, I realize is actually no small feat. But a 14 year-old does not have the commanding presence or authority to ride an 18 hand Dutch warm blood 4 foot jumper. She might think she does, unless she’s on the junior Olympic team I’m pretty doubtful. And even then… You do realize those kids get thrown from their amount when the horse refuses to jump? There is so much more to owning horses than thinking you can just get on and show off.