We had never even seen a horse except for on TV before we bought our new home. Then we bought our new home in the country and found out what we had been missing. We had to all learn to ride and handle horses which was a lot of fun. Then when we were all dressed in our horse riding helmets and gear we really looked the part. Now we ride all of the time and we love it. You never know what you are missing until you try it and we are so glad we did.