... but I can see why it puts a smile on their faces.


There's a lovely photo on the front of Mainichi online; probably won't
be there past today, but there's some in their photo journal at:

http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/photojournal/07.html

The caption:

An employee from Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. exercise atop the
company's horseback riding exercise machines 'Joba' in Tokyo.

I've ridden horses a lot in my life, and you do get sore muscles, but I
wouldn't call it exercise.

John W.