A few years back Sara and
I discovered the sport of skijoring; having a horse tow a skier, usually in a
race, or a course with jumps or other obstacles. In our case we choose to
traverse around the farm, Sara rode one of our horses and pulled me on my
skies. It truly is an amazing experience to only hear the sound of the hooves
of the horse as your skies glide through the snow. This particular horse
is 26 years old, Rhythm, and having him work like this and do so well was also
nothing short of spectacular. We are working our quarter horse to take over the
work and hopefully by the end of this winter we will have him pulling us on our
skies.
We have been waiting for
snowfall at the farm; it really has been a mild winter and we finally received
enough snow on the farm to skijor! This year I attached my GoPro to my riding
helmet to share the experience. I apologize as the video is a bit jittery, due
to it being attached to the helmet! Watch the link below and let us know what
you think of our skijoring adventure!
