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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well I think the PP is a jerk but I also agree that if you only go once a year, you're not really a skiier. Skiiers are people who have season passes and go most weekends in the winter to their local resort plus travel to do it somewhere new on vacations.

[b]If you only rode a horse once a year, would you call yourself an equestrian?[/b] [/quote]

By this logic, do you also think veterans aren’t allowed to call themselves soldiers? Is a retired gymnast no longer a gymnast? Is a former Olympic swimmer no longer a swimmer? Is a recovering alcoholic no longer an alcoholic? Get some frame of reference.

Aside from that, it depends on how you’re defining equestrianism. Technically, it’s a broad term than encompasses all forms of horseback riding. If you’re trying to define it as vaulting or sport riding, then you’d be incorrectly applying a narrow definition. And if one doesn’t partake in those things, then no they wouldn’t call themselves that if they were using the narrow and incorrect definition. However, if someone rode horses yearly but not daily or even weekly, then, yes, they could accurately call themselves a horseback rider (or equestrian, if you were to apply the term correctly). If there’s a pattern, it’s safe to assume they fit the definition enough to qualify. If they rode a horse one time their entire life, then no. But we’re talking repeated events here — the time line is irrelevant.[/quote]

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