I mean there are professional jockeys and show riders who must be doing *something* at a very high level, but I honestly don’t understand what. Like if I’m riding a horse that’s jumping over a fence, isn’t that all the horse? And I just need to not fall off?
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From someone who learned to ride a horse; “Not falling off” is a crucial first lesson, to be sure.
But then you have to learn to communicate with an animal that is fairly intelligent, has a mind of it’s own, and if it disagrees with you, *it will demonstrate that in the swiftest way available.*
So it’s not just “learning to fall off” but developing a relationship and understanding with the animal as well.
Plus it can be tiring being up on a horse. There’s a lot of core muscle strength that is required to move *WITH* the animal and for both you and the horse to be comfortable.
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