When I was a kid I was quite interested in horseback riding. But it didn't seem practical to pursue equestrianism as a hobby.
How old were you when you started?
Well I rode some horses for practical purposes on a ranch for a while when I was around 12, but honestly, I can't say that I stuck with it.
I wonder how many people succeed in professional jobs doing this
Well I sure wasn't one of them. I thought of becomming a cowboy, but I had romantic ideas of what that meant and wasn't really serious about herding cattle.
I bet it's a relaxing type of environment but probably not very lucrative.
Yeah. I just wanted to be out on the frontier out in the Rocky Mountains.
I'm pretty sensitive about animal cruelty, hopefully this industry in careful in that aspect.
Well it's hard not to be a little rough. Branding, whipping etc. could be construed as inflicting harm to the animal. Is it cruel? I don't know.