I'm from a non-horsey family, but I had an obsession with equines when I was tiny I'd stare at Shires at a local show all day. I came from a hardworking family who didn't have money to chuck at a child's hobby. But there was a pony in the field behind our house, and my sister and I befriended the owner.
Sometimes there would be three of us on the pony - me, my sister and our friend. One time I lost both my wellies, the others started giggling and
