Friday, May 19, 2006

Calories Burned by Horseback Riding

Judging by the latest lines, alot of people are betting on Barbaro to win tomorrow at the Preakness.

Given the hopes of a triple crown, we thought we would chime in with a small tidbit about horseback riding: riding a horse burns approximately 260 calories per hour.

(The figure is based on general riding on a saddled horse by a 150 pound person.)

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