Are you an all-round sporty type, or a rider through and through?

[Victoria Marston H&H]

To follow on from this week's reader poll... do you play sports, or partake of exercise that isn't horse-related? Would you like to if you had the time? Or is coping with the donkeys more than enough to occupy your free time?

Thanks everyone!

Victoria, H&H

 

[kezimac]

Rider only - If i jogged I would probably die.!!!! lol
Not into other sports and I creak and ache too much anyway!!! Plus would be lucky to get time......does poo picking count as exercise????

 

[BobbyMondeo]

I am deffinately only a rider! Running ect just puffs me out

 

[abbieandfiona]

Rider only!

 

[brighteyes]

Does Parelli count as riding?

 

[starsnrunes]

I play rugby too....and i use that in the loosest sence of the term. I occasionally go running/walking too

 

[JVB]

riding and dog walking - all I have time and energy for!

 

[CrazyMare]

I am a qualified gymnastics coach, a PADI Rescue Diver (and helped pay for that by working in a scuba centre), have a community sports leadership award. I was University sports team secratary for the volleyball team (I wanted to try something new) and ski whenever I can.

Oh, and I have two horses...

 

[chestnut cob]

I cycle - have been dabbling in time trials but don't really have the time to put into a serious training programme (by which I mean I don't have time to train enough to have a chance at being truly competitive even at low level). If I'm lucky ATM I manage to get out maybe three times a week, between working and horses.

 

[Tallante]

Cycling.
Less of it now, but used to do a lot of week-end trips. Now limited to holiday trips and 14 mile round trip to horses when Hubby has the car for his Cricket.

Yachting.
Used to own one. Not enough time or money to sail and ride.

Pilates
Weekly for the past 2 years (and probably for the next 20 if I want to stay mobile).

If I had more time I would do more riding and buy another pony rather than take up another sport.

 

[dibbin]

I don't do sport, and never have. And probably never will lol.

 

[camilla4]

hhmmm, these days it's very much riding only (unless you count walking!) but at school I was very sporty - played most team sports and did gymnastics, athletics and ballet to quite a high level. I think those latter activities helped my riding more than I'd realised going by how stiff I feel these days in comparison!

 

[Kellys Heroes]

Dog walker, swimmer and gym go-er (when I get the time = rarely!!) but horse rider mainly I try to do as much as I can but its time and money that limits sometimes!

 

[Raych]

ALL ROUND SPORTS. i love sports, and i dont have my own horse atm so i have more freetime. and im still in school so i dont have to worry about going out to work.
i love athletics, trampolining, but most of all, horse riding

 

[ChesnutsRoasting]

Dog walking & riding mostly. I Would like to start running as I need to lose a few pounds thanks to the copious amounts of Magners cider consumed whilst the World Cup was on

 

[indiat]

I walk to the yard, 5 mile round trip every day does that count? I would love to play squash again and I am thinking of taking it up after the summer. I can't even call myself a rider as my youngster isn't backed!

 

[fuzz]

I'm a definite all rounder. I ski, snowboard (qualified instructor), rock climb, swim, hill walk and horse ride at the moment. But I have tried many different sports as well. What can I say, I get bored when I'm not doing something.

 

[Foxglove]

Definately all round sporty - currently run, play tennis and go to the gym as well as ride. I also intend to take golf lessons in the next couple of months

 

[Katie__Connie]

Tennis is my main other sport... train about 3 times a week plus matches and tournaments

Then I play on the school teams for stuff like netball, hockey, badminton etc

Then obvs riding

 

[Billsmam]

I hill walk, mountain bike and Kayak in my 'spare' time away from the horses. All round sporty person...well try to be.

 

[tallyho!]

You lot are making me very jealous.



I'm an all round would-like-to-think-I'm-sporty-ish type.

I walk, bike, sail, love badminton (the racquet sport), crazy golf occasionally. I very much like drinking games - getting bungalowed exercises the laughing muscles - very important.

Riding gets rid of hangovers - it must be the ammonia in the wee which makes you barf in the wheelbarrow.

Riding will always be my first love whatever happens I don't think I could function properly without one. What would I do with the extra thinking space?

 

[danielle23]

Does running around after my 2 young children count? or taking terriers ratting, we do a lot of running and bashing? lol
Mainly riding for me, ocasional jogging and walking (sometimes miles if im leading daughter on pony)

 

[asterid]

Rider only. I consider other exercise though, but never get time to do it!

 

[martlin]

Does sheep wrestling and cow chasing count as sport? If so, I'm an all round sporty

 

[kandm]

Rider only. Five years of secondary P.E in my school could put you off sport for life .

 

[tallyho!]

Does sheep wrestling and cow chasing count as sport? If so, I'm an all round sporty

No sorry, those are EXTREME sports?

 

[mtj]

As well as riding, walk the dogs, ski 2 weeks a year and keep meaning to get to pilates to support the riding and skiing.

Not sure if this is relevant, but I'm over 40.

 

[MissMincePie&Brandy]

Rider only. Although I walk the dog everyday too, and I cycle to the yard whenever I don't have the saddle to carry.

 

[kiritiger]

Riding mostly these days but play badminton about once a week and will have a go at other sports but last time I played football I accidentally broke my cousin's nose - and he was on my team!!

 

[tallyho!]

Riding mostly these days but play badminton about once a week and will have a go at other sports but last time I played football I accidentally broke my cousin's nose - and he was on my team!!

Almost nobody plays badminton anymore!!! Yay I found a fellow player!!!