Horseball

Horse -Ball is a sport horse and can be described as a combination of handball and basketball on horseback. Horse -Ball has evolved from the Argentine National Sports Pato.

It is played by two teams of six riders, one of which always four on the fly are the same on the field. This is between 60 and 75 feet long and 20 to 30 meters wide. A game goes beyond two periods of 10 minutes 3 ​​minutes break in between.

The aim of the game is to throw a provided with six large leather loops soccer ball through a vertically hanging ring of 1 meter diameter is 4 meters high. The ball must be doing before each applicable shot for 've thrown without interruption by the enemy at least 3 different player from the attacking team.

Horses must be at least 4 years old. It is advantageous a Height 1.55 to 1.65 meters. Big horses favor, of course, in an attack on the opponent's basket, the gallop speed, but the players on the other hand require from acrobatic skills in ball shooting from the floor. Particularly suitable are polo ponies and American Quarter Horses, as well as all other horse breeds.

A fallen to the ground ball must in fact be accommodated without dismount and without slowing down the pace of the horse. This is made possible by a special saddle that allows a bend down to the ground. The ball, however, recording is attempted simultaneously within a radius of 5 yards of the ball by one player. Special priority rules determine this, which team has a right of access.

The game is controlled by two referees. For one of the crucial decisions for all court referee, who also moves on horseback on the ball, and on the other by a seated off the field on the halfway line, so-called chair umpire. The latter has the task of forwarding a flag or by means of radio rule violations to the court referee. In addition, a veterinarian must be present at tournaments. One can operate on private riding arenas this sport however. It should, however always be played carefully and adapted to the size of the playing field.

Horse ball is at the World Equestrian Games 2014 in France demonstration sport.

Venues for international tournaments

Mixed European Championships

Women's European Championships

  • 2003: Abano Terme, Italy
  • 2004: Saintes, France
  • 2005: Vermezzo, Italy
  • 2007: Rennes, France
  • 2008: Ponte de Lima, Portugal

European Pony Championships

  • 2004: Lamotte Beuvron, France
  • 2005: Rome, Italy
  • 2006: Saumur, France
  • 2007: Rennes, France
  • 2008: Ponte de Lima, Portugal

Mixed World Championships

  • 2006: Buenos Aires, Argentina ( Pato / Horse Ball WM)
  • 2008: Ponte de Lima, Portugal (1st official horse ball WM)
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