What other sports/activities do you do besides riding?
I guess this is more like a poll question, but I was wondering if anyone participates in any other sports/activities/hobbies other than horseback riding? For example – we get lots of snow and ice in the winter, so no riding for me. I started riding snowmobiles a few years back, and I’ve found I really like it and it keeps me in great shape so when I start riding again in the Spring, it’s much easier to prevent getting sore! I’m also involved in 4-H (4-H horse leader for 6 years). We’re also looking at getting into Search and Rescue (both horses and snowmobiles).
Just a fun question!
As a kid (through eighth grade), I played basketball at school in addition to riding. I was also involved in numerous non-riding events in 4-H (horse judging, hippology, and horse bowl), which I continued through high school. I spent one night a week at practice and went to multiple competitions through the national level, so it took a lot of my time. I didn’t play basketball after 8th grade, but my twin sister did–so during the fall/winter, she barely got to ride since she had practice every day after school and games several nights a week. In college, I played intramural sports (field hockey in the fall and basketball in the spring) while riding on the IHSA team (four practices a week), though I didn’t have my own horse at school. Now, I teach 3rd grade which should probably count as a sport in itself 
. I still ride every day–I get to school at 6:30 (half an hour early) to prepare for the day, spend my 45 min.-1 hour planning period working and getting things done, and am usually able to leave around 3:15 or so, which allows me to make it to the barn before dark so that I can ride. If I have papers to grade, I do it early in the morning or at night.
Snowmobile Backcountry
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Micro Machines Mountain Search & Rescue #14 Collection $28.95 Produced by Galoob in 1995. Small Parts. Not for children under 4 years of age, or for those who still put objects in their mouth. Approximate size of each vehicle is 1.5 inches long…. |
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Field test of Canadian Snowmobile ([Technical report / Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory) … |
