The NF 3-10x42 SHV is a solid scope. Capped turrets, same glass as the NXS version, etc.
But if you are gonna be horse-hunting rugged stuff in the future too and you just want to be done with ever worrying your scope again, get the NXS and just put that worry to bed. The NXS series are the very definition of "proven". They are put through stuff every day all around the world that would make a wilderness horse hunt seem like a Sunday walk in the park.
