I really wasn't kidding about the horse.....I used to run a boarding stable. I can't tell you how many teenaged girls spent every spare minute at the barn and hanging with the horses rather than chasing the boys. It gave them extra years to just be young girls and not get too involved in the boys quite yet.
It worked for me too...I got my first horse at 13...
Of course it didn't help that my Dad kept his guns right next to where he made the guys come in and sit down before we went out. :roll: