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The "Horseback Riding is not a sport" controversy!

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Considering we're all horse people, I HOPE you all think horseback riding is a sport. Anyway, The other day while I was at school the topics of sports came up. One of my classmates said "Riding Horses isn't even considered a sport!" and I started to say that " YOU try riding a 1000+ lb moving animal and that if something happens to go wrong, it COULD kill you. Think about it" After that..she shut up and didn't say anything for the rest of class.

What are your guy's approach when people say something like that in front of you?
 
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first off im not trying to argue with you nor am i ignorant or pig headed. all im saying is you dont have to compete with horses for your riding to be considered a sport. thats like saying i play hockey for fun but i dont play on a recognized team so im not playing a sport. some people ride for leasure, and its still a sport. any time you throw your leg over a horse you are taking part in a sport called horse back riding. like you mentioned before there is a lot of skill and talent involved in riding horses. it takes balance and control to stay on their backs. so just because you personally dont feel that its a sport if your not competeing dosent mean that its not. everyone is intitalled to their own opinion.
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