I`m going to be honest here: this Commentary didn`t just flow from my keyboard. I wanted to write something that commemorated the U.S. Pony Clubs` golden anniversary (p. 26), looking at it through the prism of my involvement with the group, which spanned about 25 years, starting as a D1 to being a coach, district commissioner, committee chairman and member of the Board of Governors.
Every day we spend with horses can be an education, if we're paying attention, about their habits, their training or their care. Like college, the effort you make is directly proportional to the depth of your learning. And it costs about the same.
