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Allright First of all: go Easy on me since i never ridden a horse and im Actually scared of them, i Just dont know where else to Ask this dumb question so i also apologize if this isnt the right Place...
In short: why do we only ride horses? Why has no One ever ridden cows, Bulls, deers, elks, mooses, zebras, donkeys etc...? I know horses have many advantages compared to other Animals but i never Heard anyone even doing It "for fun", and that really Surprises me considering the fact that russian have ridden bears and how stupid the human being can be...
Again, super stupid question and i dont even know If this Is the right Place to ask but there isnt any "zebra riding" sub 😭
Edit: aight guys thats too many replies per minute to reply to all of them... Sorry again for the dumb question and thanks to everyone Who replied! (Ill stop answering comments 💔)
Mules are the best. Like most things that aren’t standard they’re a lot more work, but I love mine.
We also have a saddle donkey, a Buffalo, a herd bull we can ride… a bit of a unique crew here 😂
This might be my favourite verified picture of a moose team. It was quite well known local to us. I posted further below on the comments a photo of a saddle moose.
A large issue nowadays is the legalities, so less people try, thus less examples. Moose are legal to keep in Alberta, but there’s no way to legally obtain one, unless you imported the thing from Russia I suppose? Lol
We have a Buffalo. She’s nuts. They’re hard to keep in, they’re half cut like snakes, they’re not reliable or predictable. Basically you can do it… if you wanna weigh the risks and really work at it.
Ours is called Thelma. Lol
It’s oldddd but my understanding is they were caught (deliberately) as babies. Like modern folks there’s always been types who are more interested in obscure, I believe he was one of those lol. It was based around Edmonton Alberta.
Cows are not uncommon. I jump on our herd bull pretty regularly lol
I have a saddle donkey. Like horses, there’s different types; people quite commonly ride large standards and mammoths. Mine is around 15hh and broke like a horse. That’s a 16” reining saddle on him. He walks, jogs, lopes, can jump etc. I gather cows on him and rode him a lot when I was pregnant because of how safe he is.
We don’t ride the buff, just own one, she’s half wild. I posted the bull riding below in the comments but here’s another fun pic of Hugo lol
Mules are definitely interesting. I won’t lie, there’s very bad mules out there that can’t be turned around, or need one person - one very specific person who does very specific rituals - to get by them. There was one of those at the mule makeover last year - the fellow who had him could get him to do amazing things under saddle, but he never got less difficult on the ground. He would bolt and pull back and spook and generally be difficult. When he was sold, he was handed off so many times afterwards because no one could do what the original guy could do with him.
They’re pretty one-person if you wanna make the most out of them
It’s definitely not unheard of. John Payne has one, Lybbert horse training in AB has a really broke one, but you better be handy lol
This kid has been floating around a while hopping on a moose, but I don’t think he’s done any real training lol.
They’re rare! I’m in the middle of (hopefully) buying a Jenny that should mature to 16hh. Donkeys are awesome and there’s a collection of people who take riding them very seriously. They aren’t as easy to motivate as a horse, but they’re great once you get them going.
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This might be my favourite verified picture of a moose team. It was quite well known local to us. I posted further below on the comments a photo of a saddle moose.
A large issue nowadays is the legalities, so less people try, thus less examples. Moose are legal to keep in Alberta, but there’s no way to legally obtain one, unless you imported the thing from Russia I suppose? Lol