Falling off and getting back up again

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A lot of years ago my family were living in the country as I had a new job. We loved living there and soon became involved in the local community. My son who was 7 at the time decided he would like to learn to ride a horse. Which he did and seemed to be doing very well. One day after it had rained the horse he was on slipped and my son almost fell off. He hung on as hard as he could until he had control of the horse and became upright again. He decided that this was not for him and hung up his saddle. The trainer visited him and persuaded him to give it one more try since he had been doing so well. So my son gave it another shot. The first time he rode the horse again, the same thing happened, this time he knew exactly what to do and was able to control the horse. However, he decided that was not for him and has never wanted to ride another horse again. On the other hand I found I really enjoyed horse riding and had a few lessons of my own. I enjoyed the experience but when we came back to live in the city I never that opportunity to ride again. I'll never forget the experience of riding on the back of Oliver and neither will my son but for different reasons.