Western vs English

Hi everyone! Typical horse girl, grew up loving them and I want to start learning to ride in the spring. I’ve always dreamed of riding western and doing speed events or reining one day, but English seems to be much more prominent. Theres not really any western-focused barns around me from what I’ve seen so far, just a lot of jumper and liberty barns. Should I go ahead with English riding since it’s more widely available in my area, or do I work and search hard for a good western barn? I used to work at a Hunter-Jumper barn and understand a very tiny amount about that and how much work goes into it. But I’ve always wanted to ride western, it just doesn’t seem like it’s a good possibility unless I move further down (out of snow regions). Opinions, advice?

Edit: thank you for all the good luck wishes! I’ll do my research on barns around me and start with English lessons 🫶 it’s been a dream of mine for so long and it’s #1 on my bucket list, so I can’t wait to start in the spring 😁