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Women in Equestrian Sport
Who’s in your riding stable? Mostly men, or women? What about out on your riding paths, or in your riding club? When you compete, do you compete mostly with men, women, or a mix of both?
Of course, we’ve all seen the trend over the last few decades that’s been making equestrianism a more feminized sport than in the past. And by “feminized,” please oh please don’t take that to mean anything other than what it means literally: There are simply more women now than before.
I’ve seen that in all areas of the sport. Pretty much every rider in the lesson classes I took or watched last year was a woman. A lot of the equine veterinarians I interview are women. (Of course, here in Europe most veterinarians in general are women now.) Equine research conferences are largely populated by women speakers and women attendees. The entire editorial staff of The Horse is made up of women, as is most of its freelance team (like me!). Equine illustrators and artists, authors of horsey books, sales people in tack and gear shops, equine insurance representatives….. So many of these industry people are women.
There are a few places I see men more frequently, though. I see a lot of male riding coaches and horse trainers. I see male heads of equine research departments and principal veterinarians in group veterinary practices. Tack shop owners and art gallery managers tend to be men in my experience. Many highly recognized sport horse breeders are men
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Written by:
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
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