how do people burn calories when horseback riding?

Question

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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Because the rider is having to engage various muscle groups in order to stay balanced on the horse and not fall off. It’s actually pretty tiring after a while! 🙂