Simone Biles reveals 'daring' new sport she wants to learn during her gymnastics break

Simone Biles may be taking a break from gymnastics - but she recently picked up a 'daring' new sport.

The Team USA gymnastics star, 28, is not currently practicing on the mat, and has been non-committal about whether or not she'll suit up in the 2028 Olympics.

But in the meantime, Biles has begun taking horseback riding lessons as she looks to mix up her workouts.

'Other than [Pilates], I really just do my horseback riding lessons. I had one yesterday at 5:30 PM,' Biles told PEOPLE. 'Usually I have it early in the morning, but since I had calls, we're like, 'Let's do it the night before.''

Biles and husband Jonathon Owens' new home in Houston has placed the seven-time gold medalist in a great location to explore her new hobby. 

'There are stables right next to my house and it's here. So it's all fencing and equestrian,' she said. 'So I was bored one day and I was like, 'What am I going to do?' And I was like, 'I'm going to start taking horseback riding lessons.' Because, why not? It's literally here.'

Biles also revealed that she is looking to start taking ice skating lessons.

'I haven't started. I have to start my first lesson, so that is coming very soon,' she added.

Biles is taking some well-deserved time off from gymnastics following her incredible performance at the Paris Olympics last year, where she won three gold medals and one silver.

Speaking in Buenos Aires last month, Biles said she would be at the LA Games 'in some capacity' - but wasn't sure if she'd be competing.

'Everyone likes to talk about LA and what that road looks like for me,' she said. 'So currently, I am taking some time off from the gym because I think it's really important that your physical health matches your mental health.

'That's why you saw so much of my success in Paris, because the mental and the physical were right on par. They were right on track with each other, so I think that's really, really important.'

'I'm not sure what 2028 looks like, but I will be there in some capacity. I just don't know right now if it's on the floor or in the stands. But I definitely want to go and be a part of that movement.'

While we may have seen the last of Biles on the mat, she remains one of the most marketable athletes in the world according to a new study.

SportsPro and NorthStar Solutions Group recently assessed over 1,000 leading athletes - using 174 different sports 'categories' - and determined that Biles was the second-most marketable athlete on the planet, behind only F1 star Lewis Hamilton.