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Rosén, Annika
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Rosén, A., Hedenborg, S., Palmquist, G. T. & Källén, E. (2024). Team performance and gendered parenthood in horse-riding activities for young children. Sport in Society: Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce, 27(8), 1314-1331
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Team performance and gendered parenthood in horse-riding activities for young children
2024 (English)In: Sport in Society: Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce, ISSN 1743-0437, E-ISSN 1743-0445, Vol. 27, no 8, p. 1314-1331Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

To improve the experiences of children and parents and prepare those who arrange the activities for parental needs the aim of this article is to describe and analyse parental roles in a horse-riding activities for younger children in Sweden and Norway. Horse-riding for younger children is an individual sport but conducted in interplay with others such as parents and horses. To understand these interactions, Goffman’s dramaturgical approach and insights from research on sport and gender have been used. The main result is that during the activity, the child and the parent interact and perform as a team. In addition, the team performance is influenced by gender constructions. The gender construction is, however, different from what former has been shown in research on sport and gender.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2024
Keywords
parenthood, gender, horse riding
National Category
Sport and Fitness Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-63806 (URN)10.1080/17430437.2023.2270454 (DOI)001085807100001 ()2-s2.0-85174422443 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Stiftelsen Hästforskning
Available from: 2023-11-22 Created: 2023-11-22 Last updated: 2025-02-11Bibliographically approved
Hedenborg, S., Thorell Palmqvist, G., Rosén, A. & Solenes, O. (2023). ’Dilemmatic spaces’ och föräldrars deltagande i ridskolornas verksamhet för de yngre barnen. Idrottsforum.org/Nordic sport science forum (230510)
Open this publication in new window or tab >>’Dilemmatic spaces’ och föräldrars deltagande i ridskolornas verksamhet för de yngre barnen
2023 (Swedish)In: Idrottsforum.org/Nordic sport science forum, ISSN 1652-7224, no 230510Article in journal (Other academic) Published
Abstract [sv]

Under senare år har ridskolor öppnat sin verksamhet för yngre barn. Aktiviteterna består av ridning, men även sysslor i stallet (Thorell, 2017; Hedenborg et al, 2021). Ridsporten är inte ensam om att erbjuda aktiviteter för denna åldersgrupp. Även andra idrotter har öppnat dörrarna för de yngre barnen (Lindroth, 1991; Hedenborg, et al, 2020). Aktiviteter för denna åldersgrupp erbjuds även av kommersiella aktörer (Karlsson, 2022). Trots att allt fler aktiviteter erbjuds är forskning om vad som pågår i dessa verksamheter och hur de upplevs av både föräldrar och barn mager (Hedenborg & Fransson, 2011; Calero, Beesley & Fraser-Thomas, 2018; Fraiser-Thomas & Safari, 2018; Harlow et.al., 2018). I den här artikeln är syftet att fördjupa förståelsen för ridskoleverksamhet för förskolebarn i Sverige och Norge genom att analysera ridlärarnas och medföljande vuxnas uppfattning om aktiviteterna. För att fördjupa förståelsen för de utmaningar som ridlärare och medföljande vuxna möter i ridskolornas aktiviteter för de yngre barnen ska vi använda tolkningsramen ‘dilemmatic spaces’ (Fransson & Grannäs, 2013). I tidigare studier har ‘dilemmatic spaces’ använts för att öka förståelsen för komplexiteten i lärares arbete. Men tolknigsramen har även använts i andra fält. Barndomsforskaren Magnus Kilgers använder ’dilemmatic spaces’ i en studie som visar hur pappor jonglerar mellan vad som förväntas av faderskapet och tränarskapet inom idrotten (Kilger 2020). Utifrån ett källmaterial som består av 21 semistrukturerade intervjuer med representanter från ridskolor och föräldrar och tio observationer på sex olika ridskolor har vi identifierat följande ’dilemmatic spaces: ’Medföljande vuxna är både ett krav och en utmaning’ samt ’Kunniga mammor är en tillgång, men får inte pusha’.

Abstract [en]

In recent years, riding schools have opened their activities for younger children. The activities consist of riding, but also chores in the stable (Thorell, 2017; Hedenborg et al, 2021). Equestrian sport is not alone in offering activities for this age group. Other sports have also opened the doors for the younger children (Lindroth, 1991; Hedenborg, et al, 2020). Activities for this age group are also offered by commercial actors (Karlsson, 2022). Although more and more activities are offered, research on what goes on in these activities and how they are experienced by both parents and children is scarce (Hedenborg & Fransson, 2011; Calero, Beesley & Fraser-Thomas, 2018; & Safari, 2018; Harlow et al., 2018). In this article, the aim is to deepen the understanding of riding school activities for preschool children in Sweden and Norway by analyzing riding instructors’ and accompanying adults’ the perceptions of the activities. To deepen the understanding of the challenges that riding instructors and accompanying adults face in riding school activities for the younger children, we use the interpretive framework ‘dilemmatic spaces’ (Fransson & Grannäs, 2013). In previous research, ‘dilemmatic spaces’ have been used to increase understanding of the complexity of teachers’ work. But the interpretive framework has also been used in other fields. Childhood researcher Magnus Kilgers uses ‘dilemmatic spaces’ in a study that shows how fathers juggle between what is expected of fatherhood and coaching in sports (Kilger 2020). Based on a source material consisting of 21 semi-structured interviews with representatives from riding schools and parents, and ten observations from six different riding schools, we have identified the following ‘dilemmatic spaces’: ‘Accompanying adults are both a requirement and a challenge’ and ‘Knowledgeable mothers are an asset but mustn’t be pushy’.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Malmö universitet, 2023
National Category
Sport and Fitness Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-63808 (URN)
Projects
Too young to ride? A study of riding school activities for pre-school children from safety and horse welfare perspectives
Funder
Stiftelsen Hästforskning
Available from: 2023-11-22 Created: 2023-11-22 Last updated: 2025-02-11Bibliographically approved
Rosén, A., Thorell, G. & Hedenborg, S. (2022). The competent child and (in)competent others. Horse-riding school activities for preschool children. Sport in Society: Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce, 25(12), 2501-2518
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The competent child and (in)competent others. Horse-riding school activities for preschool children
2022 (English)In: Sport in Society: Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce, ISSN 1743-0437, E-ISSN 1743-0445, Vol. 25, no 12, p. 2501-2518Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In recent years, riding schools have opened their activities for younger children. Previous research has described the learning environment of the stable as strongly inspired by a traditional military discourse (Thorell 2017) and in strong contrast to other socialization arenas. The aim of this article is to increase the understanding of riding school activities for preschool children. Research questions concern why and how activities for young children are organized and handled, norms guiding these activities and how children and others participating are perceived. Sources consist of 452 riding schools’ websites and interviews with nine representatives from riding schools. The analytical framework derives from the sociology of childhood. The study shows that a majority of the Swedish riding schools offer activities for preschool children. The activities are framed by contrasting ideas about the competent child, the child’s biological and vulnerable body, incompetent parents, competent youth leaders, and horses.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2022
Keywords
pre school children, riding school, sociology of childhood
National Category
Other Social Sciences
Research subject
Health and society; Child and youth studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-49171 (URN)10.1080/17430437.2021.2015333 (DOI)000734832200001 ()2-s2.0-85121861876 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2022-01-07 Created: 2022-01-07 Last updated: 2024-02-05Bibliographically approved
Hedenborg, S., Palmquist, G. T. & Rosén, A. (2021). The Emergence of the Swedish Horse-Riding School from the Mid-Twentieth Century. International Journal of the History of Sport, 38(6), 607-630
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The Emergence of the Swedish Horse-Riding School from the Mid-Twentieth Century
2021 (English)In: International Journal of the History of Sport, ISSN 0952-3367, E-ISSN 1743-9035, Vol. 38, no 6, p. 607-630Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Up until the end of the nineteenth century, horse-riding in Sweden was primarily practiced by army men and members of the upper class. Today, horse-riding is one of the most popular sports for children and young people. A majority of riders are girls and women, many of whom learn how to ride at horse-riding schools. An explaining factor behind this development, through which a sport practiced by adults in the army became a grassroot sport for girls, is the public support for the emerging new horse-riding schools for leisure riding from the second half of the twentieth century until today. Public support and its consequences distinguish Swedish equestrian sports and the activities of the riding schools from horse-riding activities in many other countries. Childification and feminization are linked to changes in the status of the horses, who was responsible for the activities, ideas on formal and informal education and learning, and what the activities comprised.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Routledge, 2021
Keywords
Equestrian sport, horse-riding school, sport policy, children and youth sport, gender
National Category
Sport and Fitness Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-46253 (URN)10.1080/09523367.2021.1959321 (DOI)000689544400001 ()2-s2.0-85113496401 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2021-10-12 Created: 2021-10-12 Last updated: 2025-02-11Bibliographically approved
Projects
Too young to ride? A study of riding school activities for pre-school children from safety and horse welfare perspectives; Publications
Rosén, A., Hedenborg, S., Palmquist, G. T. & Källén, E. (2024). Team performance and gendered parenthood in horse-riding activities for young children. Sport in Society: Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce, 27(8), 1314-1331
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