{"id":9803,"date":"2020-11-05T11:50:23","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T15:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equestrianbootsandbridles.com\/?p=9803"},"modified":"2020-12-18T16:55:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T20:55:13","slug":"covid-and-riding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianbootsandbridles.com\/covid-and-riding\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID and Riding: Can I get the Coronavirus from My Horse?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I remember when the pandemic first started, I was a little scared to go riding. Even very recently one of my friends had asked me: can I get the coronavirus from my horse? So this week, I wanted to take a break from our usual riding tips to chat about Covid and riding. We’ll cover how it might impact riding for all of us, and I’ve included my tips on Barn & Human Etiquette to help out a little!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thankfully, horseback riding is a contact-free sport (for the most part!) and so we can keep on riding! Yay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, there has been 0 evidence to date of horse-human spread. As far as we can tell, horses cannot get Covid<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That being said, there are a few things that we should be mindful of around the barn, if we don’t want Covid and riding interacting badly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s a few things to keep in mind that may or may not apply to you depending on where you ride: <\/p>\n\n\n\nBarn Etiquette<\/h2>\n\n\n\n