A Madrid Directo team secretly enters a Villanueva de la Caada equestrian center to learn the rules of HorseBall, a team sport played on horses that combines equestrian sports, basketball, and rugby. Participants must successfully score as many goals as possible in the opposing team’s vertical baskets using a ball with six leather handles. In addition, every play involves at least three members of the attacking team, all of whom are always mounted. Horseball: Basketball on Horseback” is a sport that resembles basketball because of the upright rather than horizontal basket, handball’s 10-second ball-holding period, and rugby’s throws and passes.
Because they can run, compete, and so forth, it is the sport that makes the best use of the natural horse environment. In addition, this riding centre offers riding and dressage camps. Two teams of four riders each are competing for the Spanish horseball championship, which takes place this weekend at the Las Cadenas equestrian centre in Camarma de Esteruelas, Madrid.
What is horseball?
The players must score a goal in a basket that is 3.5 meters above the ground on the short sides of the 65 by 25-meter rectangular field. The fierce and fast-paced sport of horseball exudes amazement and talent in the context of the first edition of the Equestrian Sports Festival and its second edition in Queretaro, specifically in the fields of the Vi nedos de Polo Club, El Marques. Jesus Najera, one of Mexico’s most exceptional representatives, told the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (CONADE) that the discipline is expanding and we hope that one day we will historicize an appointment at a World Cup.
One could say that Jesus Najera was the Mexican pioneer of this sport. About 17 years ago, I bought an English franchise that required a sport, and horseball was one of them. In an interview with CONADE, he said, “We brought it and since then we started becoming involved in this sport.” Horseball has a history. The Central Asian tribes invented the sport, known as buzkashi, in the fifth century. They used a decapitated goat, and later a duck in a leather bag in Argentina. It was also too rough, so they had to stop practicing until one of the rules required them to use a ball inside a leather frame.
Horseball history
Players today battle for the ball like in rugby, follow rules like in polo, and score by shooting into a four-meter-high hoop. It’s unclear how it started, but the French used their imagination to create a more well-liked game with modified court layouts and rules. He pointed out that since you are riding almost standing up on the horse with almost no reins, it requires an extremely high level of horsemanship.
The Association of Horseball Clubs of Mexico was the original organization in Mexico, and it later joined the Mexican Federation of the sport before being regrouped with the International Federation. A good training regimen, an hour of ground work that is, playing on foot in the sand passing drills, a warm-up, and, of course, being in good physical shape are all necessary for becoming a horseball player. A training session takes about two or three hours, he stated.
Horseball equipment
Despite the fact that it may seem strange, Mexico has participated in international competitions, such as the World Cup. Their goal is to advance to the finals, and this is their second August appearance in France following their first in Portugal in 2017. The selected group visited Ponte de Lima, Portugal, in 2017 in an attempt to discover their history. Their success inspired them to introduce the specialty to Mexico they were aware of the game’s requirements and made an effort to get there.
They intend to continue the story in August, and they will look for additional ways to include the national representation at the Equestrian Sports Festival. In addition to Jesus Najera, Jose Luis Nieto, Raul Arteaga, and Gabriel Mejia are currently confirmed. He said, “We have lost two men, and they must be among the six riders here at this Festival. One of the most amazing and exciting equestrian sports in the world is horseball. It is an exciting team sport that combines equestrian, rugby, and basketball.
Conclusion
Two teams of four riders four substitutes per team play the sport of horseball. After at least three passes between the different players, the goal is to introduce a leather-handled ball into an elevated basket. The most common game move is the ramassage, in which the rider takes the ball off the ground while galloping without getting off the horse. One of the busiest horseball communities in Europe is found in Spain. It involves the best clubs in the country.
Before attempting to pass the ball through a vertical goal shaped like an aro, the attacking team must make at least three passes among its players. Meanwhile, the DGA team At Sharks de La Plaza, young riders can start playing horseball from the age of 5 in our teams: Baby Sharks (under 10 years), sub 12, sub 14, and sub 16. Here, the little ones learn to play horseball, acquire the responsibility and respect that come with horseback riding, as well as the intrinsic values of team sports. And the most important thing all while having fun Additionally, when our champions are ready, they start playing matches with other teams in friendlies, exhibitions, and even competitions.
