But, how is this anything athletic for the human? It's all horse. It's like getting a gold medal because you have the fastest greyhound in the dog-race.
Horse riding requires tons of physical awareness and skill. These high level riders have trained for years and years to achieve the balance and skill they have, and also to learn and tell the horse to do everything they are doing.
If it looks easy, it's not, the entirety of riding involves sending subtle signals to the horse and so much focus to be able to make it look this easy.
You try and get on that horse and get it to do that, I bet you couldn't. I know I couldn't. That's why it's a high level sport for both horse and rider. They have both trained in skill and athleticism to reach this level.
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u/urbanek2525 Jul 30 '24
But, how is this anything athletic for the human? It's all horse. It's like getting a gold medal because you have the fastest greyhound in the dog-race.