Horseback riding memes for riders looking forward to race with their favourite horse

Giuliana Tiscioni • Writer

Sep 10, 2026 6:45 AM EDT

Riding a horse is one of those skills that are on everybody's bucket list, but that hardly anyone gets to do.

Horseback riding nowadays sounds like one of those expensive hobbies that are only for rich people to enjoy. It's amazing to believe that before the invention of cars, most people around the world travelled using horses (minus those travelling with camels, but in the desert it's different). Every farmer had a horse, and almost every kid learned to ride at a young age. It was not only a diversion but a necessary skill, both for traveling and for getting chores done around the countryside.

Now, not many people can afford to own a horse. Most of us just have to make do with watching horse movies. Spirit definitely broke and fixed our hearts in the span of an hour, and made us all want to run wild in the hills with our hair loose in the wind.

Those who get to ride and even compete with horses in a race are extremely lucky. The rest of us have to watch it on TV, but that's okay. We live vicariously through the riders.

Horse riding is considered such a posh activity that when I mentioned to my family that I wanted to go to the racetrack to see a horse race, they laughed at me for two weeks straight. They keep laughing in my face every time I bring it up. At this point, I'm already resigned to the fact that most likely I will never be able to see a horse race up front. I will never be able to ride a horse either, but hey, a girl can still dream. For it to actually happen, I would have to convince my family that I'm not crazy, and that is not an easy task at all. They already think that I'm past the point of no return, and saying that horsetrack thing didn't help my credibility at all.

For now, I have to settle for movies and horse memes. And even though I'm sure at least some of you can go see an actual race, you can still enjoy this collection of riding memes.

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