Is Riding Good Exercise?
The New York Times affirms that riding can be moderate to even strenuous exercise, depending on how you ride. The report cites a study comparing the energy expended in various form of exercise. The energy expended is expressed in METs. A MET is the ratio of the work metabolic rate to the resting metabolic rate, […]
New Public Land Rules Affect Horseback Riders in Virginia
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) owns more than 200,000 acres of land on 39 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the Commonwealth. Most of the land was purchased and has been maintained with proceeds from hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses. For years, bird watchers, nature enthusiasts, and horseback riders have accessed and […]
The Riding Safari
Photos by Garth Thompson and Derek de la Harpe
The author discovers a new adventure on horseback that features good horses, wide open spaces, abundant wildlife, and a measure of risk.
Ten horsemen stood on the bank of the Mara River under the midday equatorial sun as Tristan explained the crossing.
“We must cross here and land on the far bank at that tree, you see. You must point your horse upstream so the current doesn’t carry you down to the hippos there.”