If you are a professional horse-rider and are interested in a more challenging way to test your skills and have some fun and excitement at the same time, then, look no further!. The objective of each game is also explained.
Horse riding games can be enjoyable for people of all ages and genders and at various level of skill. Certain games, especially those played by children, ponies are used. Different games are designed for the enjoyment of couples, individuals or teams.
Most of the horse-riding games are similar to the ones that we play even without mounting horses. One such game for children is the egg and spoon race. Each child is provided with an egg and a spoon. They have to balance the egg on the spoon and reach the finish line by riding on their ponies. The child that reaches the finish line first with the egg intact on the spoon is adjudged the winner.
The pair’s race game is similar to the relay event in athletics. In this race, one rider of the couple starts from one end and reaches the other where his partner is waiting. On reaching the other end, they alight from the horse and help their partner get on to the horse and thus the game continues. The team that completes the fastest is the winner.
Pole bending is a common horse-riding game that is played and enjoyed by men and women alike. This is more for amateurs who would like to put their horse control skills to test. In this event, the rider has to maneuver the horse around six poles which are arranged in a straight line.
Another game which tests the horse control skills, but is for professionals, is the barrel racing event. In this event, the rider has to maneuver the horse around a preset formation arranged by using barrels. This event initially originated for women horse-riding enthusiasts, but today, it is enjoyed by both sexes equally.
Another famous horse-riding game is steering wrestling. This is a bizarre version of bull fighting. In steer wrestling, the rider mounts the horse and chases the steer (a bull with long and sharp horns). On catching up with the steer, the rider has to jump off from the horse and wrestles with the steer by holding on to its horns. This event is highly risky since there are high chances of injury to the rider. Also, the animal rights community has raised its voice against the cruelty meted out to animals in this event.
