My granddaughter. Ten years old. Her horse, Elmo, and her extraordinary coach. My granddaughter is sufficiently accomplished so that she is now training with 15-17 year old mates. As Edwin Moses said back in the day: "When it's the truth, it ain't braggin'"
I agree with RustyBug - you really captured her concentration beautifully.
My wife and I just returned from a visit to her brother and his wife, who are avid horse people, and involved with young riders themselves. My sister-in-law would describe your photo of a young girl and her horse as a good image of a bankruptcy starter kit!
Bob, you and I must have been on the same wavelength....."bankruptcy starter kit".... the exact topic of a subsequent conversation in our family. Thank you for your comments