The expense and time commitment necessary to providing the opportunity for your child to ride at times makes you question if it's money and time well spent. However, when you sit back at a distance and watch the sheer joy the experience brings, those doubts quickly fade away. Between events today, Briahna spent hours riding in a wide open pasture. I know that I have never seen anyone look so happy in my life. Winning her first ribbons was no big deal for her. Riding in the fields for hours with her friends between events was the highlight of her life. The day spent watching was the highlight of mine. Money well spent? There is no better investment.