Article: SITTING TALL IN THE SADDLE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS ARE LEARNING HOW TO RIDE HORSES.(EAST ZONE)

Byline: Ginny Hunter Post contributor

Giddy-up old paint!

Chants like this are bouncing around Winton Woods Park in Springfield Township this summer as scores of people learn how to ride horses.

About 280 children and adults are learning how to ride at the park's Winton Woods Riding Center at 10073 Daly Road.

Many people, especially children, love to get on a horse and learn how to trot, cantor and even jump, says Jen Dickerson, interim manager of the riding center.

Humans have been riding horses, one of the earliest domesticated animals, for more than 4,000 years, according to Betty Fey, former riding center manager. She ...

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