I wanna get into horseback riding

My mom was a rider (trick riding, she won trophies) before I was born and when I was a kid, and when I was about five she had to sell all of her horses and she didn't get any more until I was a teenager.

I used to be really afraid of horses because she had a really mean horse named Beau who would always charge at me and try to bite me. But now I really want to experience gentle horse riding. 🐎