Stadium jumping. The high stuff.
As for horses being dangerous? So is crossing a street. So is climbing a mountain.
Taking a horse over high jumps allows me to face my fears. Just as climbing a mountain does this for you.
As for being a newbie. Sure, all of you were at one time.
Minx, after reading at this forum, (no, I have not spent the majority of my time in this forum here, but in the newbie section), I just might see what it's like to pick up a rope myself.