What is more popular, riding horses or motorbikes?

Question

What is more popular, riding horses or motorbikes?

Answer 1

I dunno...it is hard to tell just how many people ride horses and how many ride motorcycles. It may be kind of close.

I think as a general population (in the US) people would be more likely to ride motorcycles, and that is the more popular pastime. I know more people who ride motorcycles than horses! There are more motorcycle stores than tack shops. However, in my area, there are quite a few barns. At least 4 people on my street have horses, 2 are huge training/lesson barns.

I am looking forward to learning to ride a motorcycle. And I ride horses, so both are cool for me.

Answer 2

Interesting question this.I assume you mean in the UK.My first observation would be that horses are mainly ridden by girls and bikes by boys its just a gender thing.

However i would also think that horse riding in the UK is still a little elitist whereas riding a bike is seen more as a hobby for everyone including the working man and also has to double as transport for a lot of people.I would also venture to say that a horse costs more to run than a bike ( vets bills, food stabling etc).Don't get me wrong I love to go at full gallop on a horse the adrenalin kick is similar to a bike but I reckon it's bike riding.

However if you want to compare horseracing with Motorbike racing then horse racing could be said to be more popular.It isn't really about horseracing though is it.It's about gambling.

Answer 3

Horse riding.It has  a great History than motorbikes

Answer 4

In Thailand its Motorbikes. Every kid has on it seems and they drive them like h**l! Many refuse to obey the law and wear a helmet. 4000 get killed annually.

During the water throwing Soncran Festival hundreds die. 350 got killed in the last four days!

Sorry but I don't feel sorry for them. They are absolute idiots.......

Answer 5

HORSES

Answer 6

I am a fan of both and have been around both for like my whole life, (that is if motorbikes means dirt bikes)

Anyways, I would have to say that dirt-biking is a lot more popular that horses. I do like both sense my dad races moto-cross and I ride horses and we have our own sense we own both.

But moto-cross/ dirt-bikes are more popular. I wish horse back riding was though!

Sorry!

--mel--

RIP Barbaro

GO CURLIN

Answer 7

Motorcycles and motorbikes are far more popular than horses are right now, at least here in the US. This is a country in love with speed and cheap thrills- and the motorcycle industry provides plenty of both. Horses are expensive to buy and keep- motorcycles don't have to be fed and cared for, and they don't suffer physical pain and sickness if they are neglected. There are also lots of ways to make money with motorcycles- races, motocross, bike meets, clubs, etc., while with horses, this is much more difficult and challenging unless you are either a top competitor, or you are in the racing or breeding industries. I don't think this will change anytime soon, so all you motocross fans out there, go for it !!!

Answer 8

I think they are equally popular, depending on where you live.

Answer 9

going by numbers there are more horses owned in the world than motorbikes but i dunno if that means they're more popular. some people may own 5horses but prefer riding their one bike. i love horse riding more because of the unpredictability of the horse, though i'll never turn down taking a spin on 2wheels.