re: Want to learn about horses - have never really ridden one

Late to this thread but my daughter has been doing the BREC camps every summer and is now taking weekly lessons which are a good deal at $27 an hour (horse and instructor). We bought some gear (boots, helmet, chaps, etc.) but that's it.

I have gone with her on a Saturday and done a trail ride for $35/head which was fun.

May be a good way to get your feet wet.

We are city dwellers so if we wanted our own horse it would mean either boarding or moving to a place where we could have land and a barn (very far from BR nowadays). Then you have the vet bills, farrier, feed, tack, trailer, tow vehicle, etc.

It can get expensive quick.