Calories for bareback riding?

TigressPat

So if I look up horseback riding I find all sorts of different calorie charts. I can't say I trust any of them, due to having enough experience to know there is a huge amount of difference in how much physical output you require for all different types of riding, walking, trotting, cantering, galloping, English vs. Western, rodeo, trail riding and so on.

My question is, does anyone know how many calories riding bareback burns? I can't seem to find that anywhere, and I definitely think bareback uses far more muscles and gets the heart racing faster then any other kind of riding.


Any answers?

cowgirlashlee

I honestly base my horseback riding calorie burn based on what speed I've spent the most time at, or log it as "general." I'm a hunt seat rider on my university equestrian team, so I do a fair bit of posting and holding 2-point. For me, it all depends on speed. I make sure I do plenty of other exercise on my riding days as well, though.

ironanimal

This thread doesn't deliver.

And I know nothing about horseriding.

harric88

Hmmm all I can suggest is getting a heart rate monitor / calorie counter and working it out yourself for a close count?!

Cranktastic

heh

norcal_yogi

This thread doesn't deliver.

And I know nothing about horseriding.

lol....

etoiles_argentees

dressage? 0

Capt_Apollo

ooooooh. that kind of bareback riding.

TigressPat

ooooooh. that kind of bareback riding.

lol

nikilis

even though its with a horse, I'm still aroused.

TigressPat

I honestly base my horseback riding calorie burn based on what speed I've spent the most time at, or log it as "general." I'm a hunt seat rider on my university equestrian team, so I do a fair bit of posting and holding 2-point. For me, it all depends on speed. I make sure I do plenty of other exercise on my riding days as well, though.

I spend a good deal of my weekend at a ranch, so there's not much time for other exercise, plus I'm pretty tired after being outdoors and working all day.

karenjoy

totally not what I was expecting.....

TigressPat

*lol*

sorry for all of your dashed hopes!

jofjltncb6

heh

^this

amann1976

totally not what I was expecting.....

judging by your handcuffs i would think not...

karenjoy

judging by your handcuffs i would think not...

It's probably best not to judge me by my handcuffs....after all.....innocent until proven guilty

denezy

Maybe if I click harder on this thread it will be what I was hoping for....

*CLICK*

Katla49

I found an online chart and my riding included grooming, so I averaged the two. I felt great and the calories burned helped my weight to drop. I'm not going to be able to ride again for several months, but I'll start again in the spring. The monitors they're talking about will work out if you're the sort of person who appreciates specific information. I didn't feel as though it was necessary for me. I was just happy riding, and happy with the results-except for the bursitis from too much posting. I ended up riding with my feet out of the stirrups most of each lesson. I'm still dealing with the bursitis and sore knees were part of the reason I decided to lose weight in the first place.

amann1976

judging by your handcuffs i would think not...

It's probably best not to judge me by my handcuffs....after all.....innocent until proven guilty

who said i thought you were going to be the one wearing the handcuffs :laugh:

TavistockToad

This thread doesn't deliver.

And I know nothing about horseriding.

Hahahahahahaha, I knew that sort of response wouldn't take long!!!

HeidiMightyRawr

I see that I'm not the only one who thought something completely different! O.o

CandyAppleCockers

I have a bodymedia, have for like 2 years. Till it integrated with MFP I wasn't watching it well enough, wasn't syncing it daily.

I ride english. Dressage based, with my first jumping lessons this summer. (Later in life rider). We hack, go camp in the forest as well.

A lot of the calorie burn charts I've seen for when I used to input my exercise here didn't really align with my BMF. But I couldn't give you a burn rate to use of of it. Often walking seemed to be higher than needed, and trotting less of a workout than it can be. Canter was hit and miss..

I hate charts trying to find a standard burn rate

Adding bareback to the mix.. I have a friend who learned bareback as a kid with a pony. Her seat is good enough that bareback doesn't really change the effort for her. For me.. it would seriously upend by balance enough to change my work out.

TigressPat

I have a bodymedia, have for like 2 years. Till it integrated with MFP I wasn't watching it well enough, wasn't syncing it daily.

I ride english. Dressage based, with my first jumping lessons this summer. (Later in life rider). We hack, go camp in the forest as well.

A lot of the calorie burn charts I've seen for when I used to input my exercise here didn't really align with my BMF. But I couldn't give you a burn rate to use of of it. Often walking seemed to be higher than needed, and trotting less of a workout than it can be. Canter was hit and miss..

I hate charts trying to find a standard burn rate

Adding bareback to the mix.. I have a friend who learned bareback as a kid with a pony. Her seat is good enough that bareback doesn't really change the effort for her. For me.. it would seriously upend by balance enough to change my work out.

when I ride with a saddle I mostly ride western, so there is a certain amount of difference by how much energy I expend bareback. Still, I find the calorie estimates to be very high. I don't think when I ride for 3 hours I've burned more than 600 calories! I thought about using gadgets as suggested, but as it's winter here, I'm not sure how it would be of any use (or accurate) under the 7 layers of clothing I have on!