Life is about learning our own limits as much as expanding them. It has been said that if you fail to prepare you are preparing for failure. I had epitomized that by buying a horse I did not have the experience or knowledge to safely ride.
Some people decide to buy Harleys or sports cars, others take skydiving lessons; still others decide they need a new mate. I decided on riding lessons.
Following my 40th birthday I was seized by a strong urge to do something new and different -- learn something I knew nothing about, even a subject that had never before occurred to me. I decided on riding lessons.