Inspired by the cheerleading debate

[Rose_Greenthumb]

would you class horse riding as a sport? I would but I just wondered what you thought cos I often have this debate in my school.

 

[DiSnEyGrL13]

I feel the same way about this as I do for Cheerleading. In competitions yes, just for fun, no.

 

[EPCOTgrl1]

Yes it is! cause i have tryed it and it is HARD!

 

[SDAngel101]

To me horseback riding is a hobby. Like if you are just gonna sadle up your horse to ride out on a trail then no it is not a sport, but if you are competing/showing then it is one. For me, i wouldn't want to show a horse, too much work and money. But riding them is gret, i wish i had one

 

[PigSoldier]

I say yes.

Horseriding's really strenuos stuff, its not as easy as it looks.

 

[nsyncraider17]

I agree with Nicole. If you're really serious about it and you compete and everything, then yes. If you're just riding for fun, then it's just a hobby.

 

[Rose_Greenthumb]

But dont you compete for fun? did you know that horse riding is one of the most dangerous "sports" in the world? I know a couple of ppl who died from riding! And it really aint as easy as it looks, you got that right.

 

[Kiki]

I think that if you do it for fun, it isn't a sport, like if you play checkers for fun, it isn't a sport, but if you compete, it can be considered a sport. My cousins live on a horse farm and they compete in shows. My one cousin, like I said awhile back, was in a horse incident- the horse kicked her against a fense. Didn't in the Horse Whisperer, the girl died? I don't know, I wasn't paying much attention

 

[nsyncraider17]

yes, you could compete for fun, but i meant if you ride for fun without competing, then it's not a sport.

 

[AbErGrl217]

I agree with Nicole too. I think that if you are competing its a sport but if you are just doing it for fun its not.

 

[Rose_Greenthumb]

I think we're all gonna have to agree to disagree on this one.