[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Most boring sport

[rvotaw at i-55.com]

> Horse Racing... a sport... for the horses only. (Jockeys are just dead
> weight, IMHO.)

> Rodeo... a sport... kinda. (You may disagree, but most of those things
> require a lot of durability and ability.)

I find these two comparisons amusing.  In one (horse racing) you describe the 
jockey as dead weight.  But in the other a lot of durability and ability is 
required.  I consider them both sports, but I can't see how rodeo could be 
considered a sport while the jockey part of horse racing is not.  I've been a 
fan of horse racing for, oh, over 15 years.  For the first few years I thought, 
wow, that looks like fun, must be great to be a jockey, just hop up there and 
hang on, right?  Wrong.  I've ridden horses since I was six, and that's easy 
enough, once you learn.  Riding race horses is a lot different.  For starters, 
just holding the position isn't that easy.  I've tried this, not on a real 
horse, but on an electronic horse thing at the Kentucky Derby museum.  It is 
murder on the legs, I can't imagine doing it for 2 minutes straight, not once, 
but many times throughout a day.  Not to mention you don't just sit up there 
and hang on, actual use of the brain and quick reflexes are required.   Which 
is why jockeys get a suspension for interfering with other horses, and not the 
horse. :)

Richelle

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