BuzzFeed · Aug 18, 2016
Here's How Badass Horseback Riding Really Is
1. Horseback riding takes a lot of hard work, and people assuming otherwise can get old fast.
John Macdougall / AFP / Getty Images2. They don’t know much balance it takes to do this five feet in the air…
Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images3. … the planning required to get to your next fence…
David Ramos / Getty Images4. … or the skill it takes to avoid knocking a rail.
Sam Greenwood / Getty Images5. They’ve never practiced seamlessly collecting…
David Rogers / Getty Images6. … and extending…
Rob Carr / Getty Images7. … the invisible weight shifts necessary for flying changes…
8. … or the discipline required to pull off a piaffe.
9. They don’t know how dangerous a fall could be…