Hey guys, lemme point a few things out...
When horseback riding, you do not:
a) Sit there and the horse does whatever for you.
b) Yell "Yee-haw!!" and somehow the horse rears and you hold on.
c) If you decided to try out your rodeo "skillz" out you will crash and burn.
d) You don't just demand to turn and shout "Whoa!" and your horse does it... Sorry.
I think we can call these rules "common sense," but still, people have the audacity to say that horseback riding Isn't a sport. "Sport- an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature." To get things straight, if you actually decided to ride a horse [correctly] and do more then a slow walk, you will realize your muscles are working depending on what you do. If you don't feel anything, you're probably doing something terribly wrong, or you're following the "common sense" list intensely; therefore, I have the right to assume you are on the ground. You learn to ride in stride with your horse and use almost every muscle to utilize every opportunity to help your horse or improve your turnout. Horseback riding in itself is considered a cardiovascular exercise.The total calories used per hour by a 150 pound person during horse riding were like those used during jogging (6mph) and cycling (9mph) (315-480 calories per hour). Yeah, you're definitely just sitting there on that horse, right? If the horse movies, you move, even unintentionally.
-I'm kinda feeling sick after typing the first paragraph. Most of my activities aren't considered a sport in the ignorant minds that are my classmates. I'm sick of proving my point time and time again. Contacts sports aren't the only sports; people need to realize this. Sorry America, football, basketball, and baseball aren't the only sports out there. (HEY GUYS... SWIMMING ISN'T A SPORT CUZ IT'S IN THE WATER. LOL.)
YES!!!!!!!!!!!! I know what you mean! You know what? A boy in golf, IN GOLF told me xc wasn't a sport the other day, because all we do is 'run'......I wanted to punch him! Horseback riding is very hard I'm sure! I know I would have to work hard at it if I wanted to try! The same goes for ballet, that's an incredibly discredited sport, but it's insanely hard!
ReplyDeletefirst off I used to love horseback riding, and I do agree with you that it is a sport, in fact before football it was the only sport that I played. The reason I stopped is cause I fell off my grandmas horse and broke my femur, so i guess im saying that it is dangerous but it most defiantly is a sport worth playing :D.
ReplyDeletehorse back riding isnt a sport because are commanding an animal to turn and run?walk when you want it to. GODZILLA RULES!
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