Polo is hockey on horseback. What other sports would be better with the addition of horses? (aussie.zone)

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 59 points 3 months ago

Water Polo

[-] Klear@piefed.world 44 points 3 months ago

With seahorses.

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[-] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 29 points 3 months ago

Chess without horses is just lacking something

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Swords would be a great addition too!

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[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 22 points 3 months ago

Diving. I'm still not convinced that this is real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_horse

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[-] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago

Archery

[-] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 9 points 3 months ago

That’s actually a thing in some asian countries.

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[-] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago

Not quite a horse

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[-] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 20 points 3 months ago

Basketball

It kind of already exists
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzkashi

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[-] justdaveisfine@piefed.social 20 points 3 months ago

Texas Hold 'Em

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[-] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 months ago

hobby horsing

[-] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 19 points 3 months ago

Ski jump, obv.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Biathlon. Would love to see a horse fire a rifle.

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[-] user1234@fedinsfw.app 14 points 3 months ago

Nascar

[-] DasFaultier@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago

Does the horse ride along in the car with its head sticking out of the roof, or do multiple horses carry each car around the course? Or! Do horses pull a wagon with the car on it?

[-] user1234@fedinsfw.app 13 points 3 months ago

The horse is in the driver seat.

[-] Apeman42@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

I believe you just re-invented the chariot race.

[-] Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 months ago

Skydiving.

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

This thread is terrible, the obvious answer is surfing.

[-] CazzoBuco@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Most sports are worse when you add in animal cruelty imo

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 8 points 3 months ago

I'd argue that most equestrian sports would be better with bicycles. Bicycle polo is apparently a thing.

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[-] Leviathan@fedinsfw.app 13 points 3 months ago

I do not enjoy hockey, but let's not for a second pretend that Polo is better than hockey.

[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 8 points 3 months ago

I enjoy hockey, but I agree here.

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[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 12 points 3 months ago

Greco-Roman wrestling.

[-] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 9 points 3 months ago

I wanna see a horse get suplexed.

[-] jaaake@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

[-] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 7 points 3 months ago

That's on the shirt I'm wearing right now.

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[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

Curling, ice skating, synchronized swimming. It'd be hard to find a sport that wouldn't be improved by horses.

[-] tsalpasnah@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago

Pole dancing?

[-] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Chess.

I wanna see two nerds trying to castle while riding at a full gallop, trying to juggle the board on the back of a saddle like a first-time dad trying to tell his wife to hold on until they get to the hospital.

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[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Water polo seems cruel to the horses.

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[-] cymor@midwest.social 9 points 3 months ago

Ice Dancing

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[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago

Polo is Croquet on Horseback

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[-] OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Extreme ironing - and yes it is a sport. WE WILL NOT BE MARGINALISED!

[-] 20cello@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Tennis

[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 9 points 3 months ago

Them poor horse knees.

[-] DeuxChevaux@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Snooker.

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[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 7 points 3 months ago

Is your question implying that you think polo is better than hockey? No way!

[-] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago

Baseball

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[-] Cypher@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

Shooting. Preferably with an equestrian event style course. Would be rather entertaining I think but spectator seating would be…. Complicated.

[-] fatcat@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago

does exist! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_mounted_shooting

[-] Quazatron@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Synchronized swimming.

[-] Summzashi@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

I vote paintball with horse armor.

Also the markers are mounted on the horse, turning them into agile paint tanks.

[-] Triumph@fedia.io 6 points 3 months ago

Bowling

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