DOROTHY LAKSHMANAMURTHY | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | dlakshmanamurthy@butler.edu
“Do you guys do hobby horsing?”
This question — referencing the trend where people simulate horse riding with a toy stick horse — was sarcastically asked to junior equestrian club member Claire Chartier not once, but twice at this year’s Block Party.
Chartier, who has dedicated over a decade to riding, training and competing on real horses, found the question to be another reminder of how often equestrian is misjudged and overlooked.
“There is this stereotype that people who ride horses are weird,” Chartier said.