Speaking as someone who has ventured into now, oh, 3 professions, I say GO FOR IT!! Don't let anything stop you if your heart tells you yes and you have the financial means of doing so! I just started my training in AAT (Animal Assisted Therapy) with the Delta Soc. a few weeks ago, combining my love for nursing AND animals!! I can't imagine a more rewarding job for me than helping others to heal physically and emotionally through the incredible healing power of animals! So Tonya, your choice is very near and dear to me!! In fact, there is a certified Therapeutic Riding Center not 10 minutes from me, and having observed them at work, I must say how impressed I was with the amazing strides they make with their clients!! These were people, clients and instructors, whose spritis were soaring!! Follow your heart, and your dreams!!!