What makes someone an athlete? - Bilge

P PapeToaTane Member Salt Lake City, Utah Joined: Mar 19, 2005 Posts: 518	P PapeToaTane Posted posted on Tue, Feb 7, 2006 9:39 AM Sorry for the rant. But anybody who includes the skilled "Equestrian" on a list of "non athletes" has obviously never done it. Hunt Seat Equitation on the flat... or, more particularly, over fences, takes great ability, tremendous strength, incredible balance, well-developed and highly- practiced technical skills and, most of all... courage. If those are not the marks of a true "athlete" - I don't know what they are! Fr. Tiki // husband of current p.c.h.a. medal finals winner and a.o. hunter hi-point leader at this year's h.i.t.s. series of shows in indio http://www.hitsshows.com/

Sorry for the rant. But anybody who includes the skilled "Equestrian" on a list of "non athletes" has obviously never done it. Hunt Seat Equitation on the flat... or, more particularly, over fences, takes great ability, tremendous strength, incredible balance, well-developed and highly- practiced technical skills and, most of all... courage.

If those are not the marks of a true "athlete" - I don't know what they are!

Fr. Tiki // husband of current p.c.h.a. medal finals winner and a.o. hunter hi-point leader at this year's h.i.t.s. series of shows in indio

http://www.hitsshows.com/

Post #213148 by PapeToaTane on Tue, Feb 7, 2006 9:39 AM