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The quirky sport involves participants straddling stick horses and simulating events such as show jumping and dressage

Man I'm trying really hard not to judge here, but come on....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKaONUkiyCo

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[–] glittalogik@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Last week's episode of No Such Thing As A Fish had some wonderful facts about this sport, including that the top competitors can jump high enough to clear the first two fences at the Grand National steeplechase.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Oh nice, I should hear that one in 2024 sometime

I started listening somewhat recently from the beginning. 209 down, 307 to go!