Pretty good, actually
When I was in high school the local riding school used to give massive discount rates to the schools for activities week, so they got lots of high school kids riding. Fantastic deal for the kids, even better deal for the stables...

...because all of these kids who aren't old enough to work, but really, really love horses, would come along for the week and have their pony assigned to them. Would learn the pony's name, and how to curry them etc. At the end of the week they'd invariably ask if they could "visit" said pony, to which the stable said, "Yes, you can help out if you like and see Pony as much as you like!"

I think that every time I saw that place there were never less than about 10 kids running around doing all the work (cleaning stalls etc) for a chance to give their pet pony a few sugar lumps.
(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Sat 12 Jun 2010, 0:19, 4 replies)

Hmm, that does sound like a good deal but what about those kids who adore our equine friends yet don't live near a stable - is there perhaps a website for them? Anyone have a link?
(johnson, Sat 12 Jun 2010, 0:52, closed)

Surely not...
Although I can see such a website being a big hit...
( snee held his breath since, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 10:27, closed)

Boy I could go for a plate of curried horse right now.
My niece fell for a similar trick which infuriated her parents and I embarrassed her hugely I'm sure on the odd occasion I collected her from riding by not saying "stable" but calling them "horse cupboards". The rich owners kept saying, "stable" and every time they did I kept saying "HORSE CUPBOARD" all the more. It's the simple things what keep you sane...
(twattybanjo, Sat 12 Jun 2010, 2:25, closed)

Hahaha

(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Sat 12 Jun 2010, 9:07, closed)