2018 March Catching Up and Skijoring

I have been really, really bad about keeping up on the blog but I'm going to get a few things posted today.  There won't be much more than pictures but I wanted to get back into the groove today.


So on to......Skijoring!

What the heck is it?  

In a nutshell: it is a competition where a person on skis is pulled by a horse (going up to 60 mph) down a straight track and the skier has to go over a series of jumps and gates and they also have to spear rings that are set up along the course.  The jumps can be up to 7 feet tall and are set up on each side of the course which allows the horse to run straight while the skier slaloms behind it.  It is a timed race and the skier gets additional points for the number of rings that they capture on their run down. 

Main Street in Leadville is covered in about 2 feet of snow for the event

Skijoring

 

 Play video to see a race

Skier being pulled down the course and if you look closely you can see the rings that the skier captured.

See the height of the jumps?  And see the rings on the skier's arm?