A horse riding horse boarding while being pulled by a horse

In a fairly innovative sports originating in the UK, competing for the speed of running on a skateboard while being pulled by a horse "Horse boardingThere is what is called.

About three years ago from now it began that a professional stuntman came up with a combination of riding and skateboarding. Sometimes the running speed reaches 56 km / h, and the inventor says that "There is pleasure not available in other sports". It seems that the fusion of sports with horse racing and skateboarding is producing unexpected effects.

The circumstances of the new game invention and the movies actually carrying out "horse boarding" are as follows.Horse boarding: Britain's latest extreme sports craze | swns.com

Daniel Fowler-Prime (31) developed "horse boarding". Daniel is a professional stunt jockey who has appeared in movies such as Da Vinci Code. I got the inspiration when he visited a friend's farm, and skateboard for off-road "Mountain Board"By joining the horse with a rope, this sport was born.


With one horse with two athletes as one team, compete for speed to finish a 100 m course. The skateboarder is wearing a clothing with a protector to relieve the shock at the time of falling, and will compete with the rider while communicating. Every time the horse accelerates, the skateboard accelerates, and when the speed is the fastest it will be about 56 kilometers per hour.


In his efforts, "horse boarding" is not just a stranger of daredevils, it is developed to say it is a type of sports competition, and this summer the championship competition will be held.

You can see how actually "horse boarding" is done in the movie below. Although it seems difficult to keep balance while running on an irregular course on a skateboard, it seems that there is no doubt that it is an exciting competition where the skills of jockeys and border are tried.

YouTube - horse boarding 17311.wmv