horse riding....ITS A SPORT

I have been thinking lately, there are alot of things that frustrate me. I always try to be in a good mood but when the weeks been busy and your stuck with tons of homework and projects...UHG, don't even get me started. When i got home the breeders cup was on so i have been watching that all day wich made me think... horse riding is my favorite sport, more than anything. i have rode my entire life and i have been in alot of disaplines. then i remembered a comment someone i know made, they said that motorcross was the most physically challenging sport, that same person said horse riding is not a sport....this angered me to the worlds end. here is the definition of a sport right off of google: "An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others". Horse riding dose infact fit that definition. 
Here are some facts:
-while doing motocross at the peak a persons heart rate can go to 170
-while horse riding a persons heart rate gose to 140 while doing a proper posting trot
-Your heart rate goes even higher when you are jumping or doing barrels or another activity (scientifically proven)
-most people who say riding is easy can't even get in the saddle....
-horse riding is quite possibly the most danegerous sport
          -You can fall and break bones
          -You can, even worse, get thrown off (That is not a soft landing..)
          -Your horse can trip and fall
          -Your horse can slip and roll on top of you (Now thats gonna be a bad day...)
          -This list could go on and on
-In motorcross you are working with a 200 pound bike
-In horse riding you are working with a 1,500 pound animal
-A horse has a mind of its own, they are unpredictable
-A horse rider uses every single muscle in their body
          -Us horse riders have crazy strong legs
          -We also have outstanding abdominal muscles
          -Upper body strength, yup
-In motorcross yes you do use muscles but not to the same exstent
-Lastly, horse riders have nice butts.... my friend and i came to this conclusion

Now, im not saying motorcross isn't a sport, im just saying that horse riding is a sport and that it is far more physically demanding.

 

BAM!!!!

I would like to see the person who said horse riding isn't a sport do that....