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“Horseback riding isn’t a sport.” I can’t tell you how many people I have heard say that very statement, and to me it is quite offensive. What people don’t realize is that, that simple statement is only partially true. The very definition of a sport is competing as an individual or team against another. Pay close attention to the word, “competing,” and that’s where people who say horseback riding isn’t a sport, are only partially wrong. The people who have horses and trail ride or simply ride for the pleasure of it, in my own opinion, for them horseback riding isn’t a sport because they aren’t competing or being competitive at all. Now I stand with the people who compete and are very competitive in competition with their horses. So for me, horseback riding is very much a sport because I compete against others and if you know me you should know that I am a very competitive person. …show more content…
When riding, you have to put your full trust into a 1200+ pound animal with a mind of it’s own and if the horse doesn’t want to go for a ride that day they let you know and typically the let u know the hard way, by putting you on the ground. In other sports if you fall most likely you weren’t moving very fast and more or less you didn’t fall very far, when it comes to a horse, on average in a jumping course you are moving at 10-17 mph and when you fall you fall from high up and you hit hard. I would know, my horse Dusty used to spook then take off galloping full speed and dump me all the time, in fact one of my falls broke my helmet in the middle of a stadium jumping course at a show. Competing on a horse is the only sport that actually requires you to have a medical armband in the event of a fall, no other sport requires that, which goes to show how dangerous our sport
It is general consensus that marching band is one of the furthest things from a sport; in fact, most people believe that band is nothing more than a group of nerds that were too unathletic to play sports. Contrary to this popular belief, marching band is much more physically taxing and demanding that many people are aware of. Based on the amount of physical exertion it entails and the similarities with other sports that are present, marching band should most definitely be considered a sport.
There is two things in this world that you should be scared of. The first thing is spiders, and the second is a cheerleader who has just been told cheerleading is not a sport. There are approximately 400,000 individuals in the Unites States in this day and age that participate in high school cheerleading (www.varsity.com). If you ask, most of them would tell you that they work their butts off, and they would say that cheerleading is a sport. In some cases some cheerleaders are fighting for their right to be called athletes because their school districts tell them that they aren’t. By doing this the school districts are portraying the message that cheerleading is a joke, and that it isn’t a real sport. It sets stereotypes for cheerleaders, and they have to work to overcome those stereotypes everyday. The school districts all over US not classifying cheerleading as a sport are in the wrong. For several reasons, all school districts should recognize cheerleading
From my personal experience I have known a lot of individuals that don’t believe supercross is a sport because it doesn’t require any physical effort or any particular natural skills; it is a big argument if they don’t know anything about it. Most of the individuals claim that the bike does all the work and the only thing you have to do is hold on to the handlebars. On top of th...
Imagine riding a horse on white sandy beach with crystal blue waters, or a cowboy in the dusty deserts of the Wild West. Although riding a horse along a tropical island and cowboys do exist, horseback riding is recognized as a sport. Most do not realize but horsemanship can be added as a part of an exercise routine and have similar benefits of going to the gym. In addition, there are psychological gains of horse riding.
Have you ever been to a horse race? Seeing the riders give their horses a pat and an apple after the race, people cheering for their horse as it runs rapidly to the finish line? Seems like a great time. But what happens to those horses after they are done their race. What happens to the people who gambled their family’s lives savings. All horse racing should be shut down due to the well being of the horses, the effects of gambling, and the lack of interest.
There are kids and students, even from a young age, who are told by their parents that they have to play a sport. These parents find it important that their kids be involved in some type of physical activity, and it is. So a little girl thinks taking a dance class would be interesting and that she would be able to please her parents by this choice of sport. But when she comes to tell them what sport she would like to take up, they tell her dance is not a sport. Even after explaining to them that if someone is good enough they can compete, which is just like any other sport, this little girl’s dream of being a competitive dancer is crushed by her parents jaded view of what is considered a sport. The word “sport” is defined in the dictionary
Rodeo is the sport of cowboys and cowgirls that compete in various events on horseback, or on the back of the bull, all related to the Wild West and ranch type activities. Some of these events include bull riding, bronc-riding, calf roping, team roping, goat tying, barrel racing, etc. Rodeo is sport for all ages, which youth rodeo associations, little britches rodeo, junior high associations, high school associations, college rodeo, all the way up to the professional rodeo. In a recent article posted on Celerity Insider, the article discusses how the ‘Counting On’ stars, Joy-Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth, were ridiculed for attending the Fort Worth Stockyard Rodeo in Fort Worth, Texas. The couple was harassed by the viewers of the post for
When riding a horse you don’t just sit there and do nothing, You work hard to control a 800-1000 pound animal. You have to push your horse and yourself to the greatest you can be. It is a lot of work, it is just like any other sport. You have to go ride your horse at least 4 times a week, you practice in the wind, rain, snow, when it’s hot out, and event when it is freezing cold.
The rider has to give the horse little aids that no one else is supposed to see. A horse needs their rider to help direct them to go where they are supposed to. The rider should know the pattern for the course they are going to do. The horse has no clue what they are doing unless the rider tells him what to do (Hicks). Riders use their body to give the aids to the horse. There are sometimes when the rider uses the reins to steer the horse (2014 Kissock 5). The riders have to make sure the horse stays calm and relaxed while in the arena. If the rider just sat there the horse would not know what to do and someone could get hurt (Calder 30). Horse and rider work hard to get to the shows they go to. The rider needs to work on staying balanced over a horse while they are moving without using the reins to hold on to (Calder 18). Riders have to practice for long hours in and out of the saddle. The horse has to respond to the lightest touches from the rider. The only way a horse will be like that is practice (MaMahan). The rider needs to stay quiet in the saddle and not move around like a chicken with its head cut off. They need to be centered and stay out of the way of the horse (Hicks). When people are watching equestrians at a professional level they think the equestrian is just sitting there while the horse does everything (MaMahan). They are wrong the horse and rider are a team that
Rodeo is not as cruel as it is made out to be. The PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) has strict rules on animal treatment. Several rodeo companies have been fined and removed from the sport for mistreating animals. Methods of which these rules are enforced vary in multiple ways from the judges watching the event to the PRCA employees behind the chute. The cowboys and cowgirls of the PRCA take animal abuse very seriously and these men and women are committed to the care and welfare of animals used in rodeos such as Cheyenne Frontier Days or the Greeley Stampede. Rodeo is not as cruel as people make it seem.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Jockeys and Workers: Examining On-Track Injury Insurance and Other Health and Welfare Issues : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, October 18, 2005. Washington: U.S. G.P.O, 2005. Print.
Purpose The purpose of the article is to provide the audience with the reality of Eventing: It is an incredibly dangerous sport that requires its competitors to take their life and that of their horse in their hands, “Walking away and being able to say ‘Thank God nobody died,’ isn’t good enough”. The author also brings to light the creation of jump safety devices such as ‘Frangible Pins’ and ‘Deformable Foam Logs’ that are not being used due to cost, and ‘Air Vests’ that riders are required to
All over the world, it is believed that physical exercises help people achieve wellness. Physical exercise not only encourages physical wellness but also have a significant impact on mental stability and health. Although such positive believes stand, many benefits of physical activity has lost value overtime, as people nowadays have the tendency to rely on modern technologies and machineries, which are believe to make life easier. This often leads to shortage of physical activity and over sometime both physical and mental health will deteriorate. This argumentative essay, will explain how engaging in physical exercises improve one’s mental health.
Someone is sitting on a stage with people clapping and people cheering, but they didn’t sing or dance, they did magic while playing a video-game. This is competitive gaming. People can see and know that gaming is fun. They are playing a sport. Some disagree with this, but many other people believe it is. The players must go to the gym for fast reactions and stamina and must be very mentally focused, and just agree to stick with the trends as well. Video gaming should be a sport.
A lot of people do not understand the hard work and time it takes to train a horse, as well as compete in competitions or shows. I personally know a lot about horseback riding because I grew up riding horses. It really makes me mad when someone comments “that is not a sport”. Well, yes they can state their opinion but I don’t have to agree with them and vice versa.