Any Fellow Equestrians Out There?

Dancerten

Hi, I just joined yesterday and I'm really excited about this site. I thought it would be neat to have some friends that can relate to my daily activities - mainly horse based. I grew up riding western, but then when I bought my own horse (an of the track TB) I switched to english. I also have volunteered at a therapeutic riding center for the mentally and physically handicapped, and in college I majored in Equine Science & Management and dabbled in Draft and Driving.

I know a lot of non-horsey people don't think riding or driving involves any exercise, but we all know different! Sure, it's not like running a marathon, but those 30lb saddles don't hoist themselves onto the horses' backs. You have to be pretty fit to do calf roping am I right? And I know from experience that training 2,000lb draft horses requires a bit of muscle and endurance!

So I'd love to befriend some fellow horse enthusiasts!

ProTFitness

Awosome. Horse back riding is exercise. You dont know about it unless you have done it :-)

kristinlough

Show jumper here! An average ride for me is about 500-1000 calories. But I'm in law school, so I can't afford it right now :sad:

Welcome

amandapratt

I wish I could still afford lessons! I'm working at a therapeutic riding centre on the weekends - the average session is 350-500 calories for me.

Trelicious

I'm an ex barrel racer myself! Sold my last horse about 2 years ago. I had no time for him and was doing mostly trail riding! It is great exercise! I would burn tons of calories on an all day ride! We would go anywhere between 20 to 30 miles in a day! I gained a ton of weight after I sold my horse and now I am ready to lose it again!