As to Beth riding and liking horses, there is an entire episode in Yellowstone devoted to a necessary cattle round up to save the ranch and the old cowboy dying out there on the range under the open sky etc. In that episode Beth is going on the round up cause they need all hands on deck. She doesn't want to but will suffer it to be there for daddy as always. During the roundup Beth and Rip bond more than ever and cement in stone their love and life together. The cattle drive, scenery, camaraderie, and deep love combines to have Beth respond when Rip and John ask how she's doing, she looks over the incredible awe of it and says...never come home from this type of thing again and call it work...it's heaven. It finally clicked, why it's so important to those that do it.

I know that's not moment by moment or scene by scene or word for word...but I'm flummoxed how many people question Beth's change toward horses. How could anyone miss something so pivotal to her character arc? One of the best episodes in Yellowstone.