I have a full time job but on weekends I work at the stable where my horse is boarded. I do get a major workout then.
There is so much exercise involved in just getting ready to ride! There is the long walk to the pasture, the grooming and lifting the heavy saddle. Then you do it all in reverse. All that bending and stretching you do beforehand. Just think of the workout you get when your horse doesn’t want to be caught, too. Luckily those times are rare for me, but I often see it with others.

I’m not sure what I am supposed to log here but I did ride Saturday for about 2 1/2 hours. It was a windy day so we did go sideways alot. You know, monsters out to get us and all. We only went at a walk (except for sudden sideways scrambles) because we needed a hoof trim. Hope the arena is not too muddy for some pole bending next time.

I work at a stable full time, I have 10 horses I take care of all by myself and a stallion in there to boot, you get work outs left and right with a horse running farther in the pasture, scrambling to get out of the way of flying stallion hooves and also getting in the saddle of 10 horses every day is a very great work out, expesially lifting and unlifting the saddle all day long and also doing different work outs for all the different courses the horses take. All I can say is invest in a horse and you have a fun exercise system and a great pal to do it all with ^_!!!

Yes, there’s no doubt that owning horses or even boarding them is a great way to stay in shape. Then there’s all the pleasure that comes with it, too. I find that working with the horses leaves me much more relaxed. Sometimes when I need to think, I spend some time just grooming them or riding bareback.