In the 2021/22 academic year, around 2.7 percent of children in England participated in horse riding, representing a small increase on the previous survey period. Meanwhile, over 23 percent of children took part in
Share of children participating in horse riding in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (December 8, 2022). Share of children participating in horse riding in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421146/horse-riding-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children participating in horse riding in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421146/horse-riding-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2022). Share of children participating in horse riding in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421146/horse-riding-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Participating in Horse Riding in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421146/horse-riding-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children participating in horse riding in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421146/horse-riding-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Share of children participating in horse riding in England from 2017/18 to 2021/22 [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421146/horse-riding-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/