To be a jockey is to be a top fit athlete...these guys and gals get up early in the morning to workout horses and race them in the afternoon..they are in constant battle to maintain their bodyweight and be in good shape to ride..so that's being twice as fit as the next person overall....to ride a 1000+ lb horse around a track at speeds of up to 40 mph or more takes control and domineerance in all aspects....in a second anything tragic can happen...jockeys are brave,athletic at the extreme,and very strong in their endeavors....I always wanted to be a jockey when I was young....but probably destiny didn't call those cards....but if a boy could still dream,I'd become a jockey and a great one.
My horse was a runner...he LOVED to open up to his max speed everytime I'd take him to the Sugarcane fields near my house. I would take him out on my English saddle when I wanted a good leg workout lol! It is very strenuous . Your legs have to be super strong for sure! If you're wondering why I talk about him in past tense, is because he died at 22. I bought him as a 3 yr old. He was struck by lightning ☹️.
Haha this was fun. as a rider if i take a break for a week or so i can feel the burn. The non-rider will not be able to walk and never want to see a horse again, the ex-rider will feel it and love it and miss it and want to ride tomorrow.
The crouch position is very taxing on the cardio and pulmonary function. The Reagan administration had a study to determine the the fittest athletes. Jockeying was 3rd on the list
I'm sure jockeys are more athletic than normal people... but in the community of athletes from other sports, I played 2nd division pro soccer in brazil for 2 years and transitioned to 10 years of boxing when I was 21, I just don't see the comparison. I searched this video to see what kind of training jockeys do to have a better idea of their athleticism and conditioning before forming my own opinion. Please tell me there is more to this... I could do all these workouts when I was in highschool and it would be considered VERY light work... the mechanical horse seems like it would be hard for someone who has no experience. You would get tired quite quickly from trying to keep balance and from using improper form... but it doesn't seem like anything that can't be learned after perhaps 2~3 years of consistent training. Yes, there's dangers of falling off a horse... but that doesn't make someone an athlete.
@@sicxrio1936 well I thought it is everywhere in Europe, but it surely isn't officialy a sport in my country. It is defined by law as "breeding and performance test of thoroughbred" and it is governed by ministry of agriculture and not ministry of sport, AFAIK the same goes for Italy and probably many other countries
To be a jockey is to be a top fit athlete...these guys and gals get up early in the morning to workout horses and race them in the afternoon..they are in constant battle to maintain their bodyweight and be in good shape to ride..so that's being twice as fit as the next person overall....to ride a 1000+ lb horse around a track at speeds of up to 40 mph or more takes control and domineerance in all aspects....in a second anything tragic can happen...jockeys are brave,athletic at the extreme,and very strong in their endeavors....I always wanted to be a jockey when I was young....but probably destiny didn't call those cards....but if a boy could still dream,I'd become a jockey and a great one.
45mph
september quest maybe I’d they don’t rely on the bit and beat their horses, then it would be a “sport”
@@chrishale1345 racehorses are better looked after then most humans you imbecile 🤷♂️
@@matthewimhardbrucelee6995 your funny.
@@chrishale1345 but your profile pic is your child on a horse 🧐
Everyone who gambles on horses should try this…
My horse was a runner...he LOVED to open up to his max speed everytime I'd take him to the Sugarcane fields near my house. I would take him out on my English saddle when I wanted a good leg workout lol! It is very strenuous . Your legs have to be super strong for sure!
If you're wondering why I talk about him in past tense, is because he died at 22. I bought him as a 3 yr old. He was struck by lightning ☹️.
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The lightening God took him back 😢
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If you love something,it's never hard.
Haha this was fun. as a rider if i take a break for a week or so i can feel the burn. The non-rider will not be able to walk and never want to see a horse again, the ex-rider will feel it and love it and miss it and want to ride tomorrow.
The crouch position is very taxing on the cardio and pulmonary function. The Reagan administration had a study to determine the the fittest athletes. Jockeying was 3rd on the list
WEll done and so funny! Unreal fitness required.
The only thing that I think of this one 1⃣ is
I want to ask. Does horse racing jockey stability exist? If there is an example, what is it like. Please reply for a college thesis assignment
I'm sure jockeys are more athletic than normal people... but in the community of athletes from other sports, I played 2nd division pro soccer in brazil for 2 years and transitioned to 10 years of boxing when I was 21, I just don't see the comparison. I searched this video to see what kind of training jockeys do to have a better idea of their athleticism and conditioning before forming my own opinion. Please tell me there is more to this... I could do all these workouts when I was in highschool and it would be considered VERY light work... the mechanical horse seems like it would be hard for someone who has no experience. You would get tired quite quickly from trying to keep balance and from using improper form... but it doesn't seem like anything that can't be learned after perhaps 2~3 years of consistent training. Yes, there's dangers of falling off a horse... but that doesn't make someone an athlete.
and yet horse racing is not officially a sport
And yet it actually is but off ig
@@sicxrio1936 well I thought it is everywhere in Europe, but it surely isn't officialy a sport in my country. It is defined by law as "breeding and performance test of thoroughbred" and it is governed by ministry of agriculture and not ministry of sport, AFAIK the same goes for Italy and probably many other countries
@@151bar151 Are you in the UK where the video is filmed? If not your comment is irrelevant and incorrect.
Because every country is your country... Right...
Any type of equestrian activity is athletic.
But racing is over the top. So many people say
"don't you just sit on the horse"??
Nice 👍
Both. Uniq,. Follow the horse wawe
at 0:16 he says you need to be white? is that so?
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@@lewisjones7763 ok thanks, even the cc said white and i was like that is not right. thanks
5:48 😂😂