Amen. Had the opportunity to herd cows for a day, moving them from one pasture to another. Hard work and sore afterward (horseback). And I was 20 y/o & in the best shape of my life...but not in cowboy shape.
Being in shape for riding is different from general physical fitness.
The interview made me smile, though not laugh. The boy on the left, with the dimples, is a dead ringer for John Michael Montgomery, the 90s country music star.