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Horseback Riding

Date: Nov 09 2007

Intro

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As little as one hundred years ago, most Americans rode a horse every day. Now many people go their whole lives without getting in the saddle. For people who live in cities, it’s a special occasion to ride a horse. It reminds of a simpler time when animals were more a part of our lives.

Devan recently got in the saddle and held the reins for the first time in her life. Listen to her tell Marni about it.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Devan

Marni

Devan: So over spring break I rode a horse for the first time in my life.

Marni: Really? The first time ever?

Devan: First time ever. It was so scary.

Marni: Was it?

Devan: When you watch in the movies, it looks like it’s all fun, you’re just galloping...It’s really really scary and it takes a lot of physical strength. I never would have thought. I was so sore afterwards. Have you ever rode a horse?

Marni: I haven’t ridden one in years and growing up it was that whole cliché that girls love horses and I never got into that whole thing. I remember being terrified myself, riding them, “These things are too odd. I can’t figure ‘em out.”

Devan: Yeah, like the trail we went on, it wasn’t, like, the horse trails where you’re just walking across a grassy field, tied nose to tail with a bunch of other people, this was off the beaten path, just going up the mountain. But it was actually a lot of fun. I was really surprised. I never thought I’d be a horse person either.

Marni: So you think you’ll do it again?

Devan: I think so. I have to conquer my fear. You should try it.

Marni: I should try it. I should get over my fear of the horse.

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Discussion

During spring break, Devan rode a horse for the first time in her life. She thought it was really scary. It wasn’t as easy as it looks in the movies. It required a lot of strength and wore her out.

Marni hasn’t ridden a horse in years, but also remembers being pretty scared when she rode one. She thinks it’s funny because there’s a common general belief that all young girls like to ride horses.

When Devan rode a horse it was exciting because she got to ride off the trail. A lot of times people go for horseback rides and they are led by a guide slowly down a path. It’s kind of boring. But Devan’s ride wasn’t like that at all.

Have you ever ridden a horse? Did you think it was fun?

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britney01

France

i rode horse just one more time when i was a little, it was scary but in the same time cool and funny so feelings were mixt

explosive

United Kingdom

i ve never ride horse before but its lookin like kinda exiting…so that i gonna try…the point i afraid of is that if the horse get faster and dont stop

karim houadji

Algeria

I LOVE HORSES ?

askim

Germany

i like riding horses ! ;)

@Ksenia@

Russian Federation

hraza

Pakistan

i haven’t ever to ridden a horse in my life.i scare to ride.

nsaziz

Egypt

I think horse ridding is scary but may bring joy to the ridder while walking in green areas

Inviolable

Ukraine

I have rode a hourse.It was so funny and exciting. The horse was fat so it wasn't dangerous.

GreatPal

China

真快，啥都没听明白…

GreatPal

China

真快，啥都没听明白…

waite pearl

Saudi Arabia

WoOoW… it will be cool to ride a black horse

and run,,, run, without stopping.

xiedong

China

How i wish i can have a horse.i admire it.

尚轩

China

i never ride the horse.

i hope that will be a chance to ridding the horse in someday

smart2022

Saudi Arabia

it's amazing, my friend has two and i usually rid one of them … it needs powerful man and you should know how to deal with it

dgtentativa

Philippines

I would think it would be so scary to ride on a horse.hehe

Sinorita

Russian Federation

Riding a horse is very exiting! We have a spesial stadium (I suppose, it is called hyppodrom) in our city where u can come and ride horse just for paying a really small summ of money. But in fact, keeping a horse is a very expensive thing…unfortunatly((
As for me, I rode a horse several times and I like it =) Horses r really nice and kind animals)

ne-yo

Botswana

i have ridden a horse before. it was exciting but scary at the same time.

LadyVionaVanDee

Luxembourg

i've got two horses riding is great.

jjl13

China

i’ve never ridden horse before.
I feel a little fear when i close to the horse ,it was so big,so taller.but i believe i can get over my fear and bacome a men who can control the reins.