Citation

Sanchez L. Sociol. Sport J. 2017; 34(3): 259-269.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Human Kinetics Publishers)

DOI

10.1123/ssj.2016-0111

PMID

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Abstract

This study uses qualitative interviews with 29 parents of horseback riding daughters aged 10-23 years old to explore parents' perceptions of risk and their risk management strategies, as their daughters engage in horse sports and recreation. First, parents are keenly aware of risks in equestrian sports and liken them to risks from automobile accidents and other high-risk sports. Second, parents manage these risks by working diligently to enhance safety and manage their own emotions. Third, they willingly assume these risks as a part of their fundamental commitment to honor their daughters' desires, natural skills, and dreams as equestrian athletes. I situate these findings within the theoretical literature on risky play within a cultural context of condemnation of parents' permissiveness about risk-taking.

Language: en