Equestrianism: Sport or Hobby?
“Sport(noun)- an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.” Many people classify horseback riding as a hobby by saying “The horse does all the work for you” or “You just sit there”. Those people are the ones who have rode a horse at the fair or at their grandparents house once or twice about 10 years ago, just got lead around and had the grooming, tacking and feeding done for them. On the other hand, there are many people that know riding as a sport. Those are the people who know that they are 1/10 (or less) of the weight of the horse. It is up to their body to control this animal that doesn’t even speak their language to make
“Sport(noun)- an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.” Many people classify horseback riding as a hobby by saying “The horse does all the work for you” or “You just sit there”. Those people are the ones who have rode a horse at the fair or at their grandparents house once or twice about 10 years ago, just got lead around and had the grooming, tacking and feeding done for them. On the other hand, there are many people that know riding as a sport. Those are the people who know that they are 1/10 (or less) of the weight of the horse. It is up to their body to control this animal that doesn’t even speak their language to make