• Cattail@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 days ago

    break a shoulder, head concussion, falling on the ground. yeah seems like something we could not do

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      19 hours ago

      So you’re just opposed to regular riding as well, then? Because I think it’s far riskier. You wear only a helmet if that, whereas these dudes are padded to high heaven. In regular riding you ride in all sorts of terrain, all around the year. These guys have a very well taken care of field and a direct path.

      Also the lances in these are soft af and they really never off-seat their opponents, it’s just about accuracy and style.

      I used to ride massive horses when I was like 8-9 and I also did a bit of “equestrian vaulting”, which is just riding without a saddle and doing tricks on the horse while riding. And no I couldn’t probably do that again right now, it’s been like 30 years lol.

      Anyway I just once saw jousting in real life a year or two back and seemed way calmer than I had assumed.