. Too much can go wrong, for the horse or for the kid. And little kids just do the goofiest things. I put 10 year old Nikki up on Tosca, and Tosca was just great with her - this was way before I asked Bev to ride the young mare. Nikki was fussing and fussing and fussing with a burr in her riding tights or something, at the mounting bloak with the very green pony just standing there.
Finally I said, "Nikki - what ARE you doing?" She really didn't understand tha picking up her reins and paying some attention to her mount might be a good idea. Nancy
