My husband never went to the barn for 5 or 6 years. Then one day he wanted to try riding. I gave him a "lead line" trail ride, and next thing I know he's "taken over" my older horse and is trail riding every day! Of course, typical guy, by the third ride he wanted to canter, and the next week he wanted to jump. It was an adjustment, because barn time had been "my time" for so long, and now we tend to plan the barn visit together, and take advantage of having two horses & two people to set up little games (beach ball polo, obstacle courses).