She Loves Horseback Riding
Growing up, Billie loved horseback-riding. Instead of paying for lessons, she learned to ride by working at the local stable near her home. Still struggling with her confidence, the singer stopped going because “she couldn’t take being the poor girl” surrounded by more social and richer girls. She also had her heart broken when she had to let another girl (who could afford the lessons) ride her favorite horse— a black mare named Jackie O— and decided to officially quit riding altogether. Billie continues to visit the stable and Jackie O in between touring “just to be with her.”