Ridecamp: Re: [RC] there is no way that young and small a body can ride astride a horse that many hours without damage

> Indeed, there haven't been a lot of studies and scholarly articles
> done on horseback riding for long distances.  However, the data on the
> effects of long-duration stress apply quite well.

All I know from personal experience is that long-distance horseback riding
tends to be so relaxing, if I'm halfway fit, that I always gained weight
when I campaigned very seriously.  There was "so much stress" that I just
didn't tend to burn calories at all.  I've had a lot of other folks tell me
the same thing.  And we adults don't tend to ride nearly as relaxed as kids
do--our loss.  It's hard to perceive these kids as being stressed when they
are out there spotting wild game, playing word games, singing songs, telling
stories, and in general enjoying the heck out of themselves.  They bounce
off their horses and trot theirs and their sponsor's too, sometimes, just
for something to do.  And when they get back to camp, what do they do?  If
they can't get up a touch football game or some other sort of entertainment,
they saddle back up and go riding some more.  Dang, sure wish I could be so
"stressed".....

Heidi


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