It始s true that horses are big, powerful, and injury while horseback riding is possible. However the reality is that equestrian sports carry no more risk of injury than others adults are active in. Downhill skiing, a common activity, carries a higher risk of injury than riding horses but is still very popular with people of all ages. All sports and physical activities have their own associated chance of accidental injury. What is different with horseback riding is the perceived risk of danger and not the actual one.
riding in confidence. Children tend to be rather fearless, thinking they are immortal and capable of anything. As we age, though, we learn that the human body does have limitations and injury occurs. Adults approach horseback riding far more cautiously than children do because older people acknowledgment their own mortality and tend to perceive, often through ignorance, that all equestrian activities are dangerous. Accidents do happen and horseback riding is not without its risks. Falls are common, especially as a rider advances in skill and attempts Children quickly adapt to the large new goals, such as jumping. Rest size and power of horses and are soon assured that while the risk of injury
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