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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If the horse is trained to English saddle, you have to “keep your leg on” it the whole time, or it won’t go anywhere at all.
Keeping your leg on = squeezing the horse between your knees. So it’s like squeezing an extra-large exercise ball for 45 minutes straight. It’s work.
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