I’ve never rode a horse, but it seems like the horse is doing the work while the human just sits there. I googled if calories are burn during horseback riding and I found that riding a horse for 45 min burns 200 calories. How is this possible if the humans not really doing anything except sit on the horse?
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Riding a horse, particularly staying balanced and using your legs/seat to give your horse your cues, uses a LOT of muscles that the average person doesn’t realize. If you watch professional horseback riders, or any skilled rider really, watch their butt and thighs in the saddle. If their seat looks still and steady on the horse’s back while it’s doing anything more than a walk, that’s all just solid leg work.
Think about how hard it is to balance on a moving seat. That seat is a living, half ton animal.
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