2016
DOI: 10.1177/1466138115609379
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Strong, active women: (Re)doing rural femininity through equestrian sport and leisure

Abstract: Horse-riding is a popular leisure activity within rural Britain. Straddling two masculinised social contexts -rural, land-based society and sport/physical recreation -horse-riding is a feminised, yet mixed-sex, milieu. This article presents data from an ethnography of the social world of horse-riding to consider how women within this context do and redo gender in ways that may begin to challenge ideas about what women are and are capable of, within rural and sporting contexts.Equestrianism is revealing about e… Show more

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“…This is still evident in today's society, where horses are used for the Cavalry Guards, mounted police forces and farming/ranching, which are mostly professions that are considered to be dominated by men. However, Dashper (, p. 351) notes the shift in humans using horses in ‘agriculture, warfare, and transport’ to being ‘predominantly a partner in human sport and leisure’.…”
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“…This is still evident in today's society, where horses are used for the Cavalry Guards, mounted police forces and farming/ranching, which are mostly professions that are considered to be dominated by men. However, Dashper (, p. 351) notes the shift in humans using horses in ‘agriculture, warfare, and transport’ to being ‘predominantly a partner in human sport and leisure’.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As part of this shift away from work towards leisure pursuits, the human–equine relationship has also changed with an inclusion of more women, who have increasingly become involved with horses through recreation, riding as a sport or hobby. This has signified a ‘feminisation of horse riding and the horse industry’ (Dashper, , p. 351). A British Horse Society (BHS, ) survey supports this argument, suggesting that 73 per cent of riders within the UK are women, which demonstrates a shift in gender relations with horses.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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