The Horse ball is a team sport horse, born in France in the thirties and later spread throughout Europe and beyond. Today is a very popular game and followed by young adults because it is the fusion of riding and racing game with the ball, holds it in one sport, three disciplines: basketball, vaulting and polo.
The game of horse ball is held over a field of rectangular form of variable size, along 60 to 75 m and a width from 20 to 30 m, in the middle of the short sides are positioned two baskets of the height of 4.5 m. (or 3.5 m for the races with the ponies).
Teams that are two faced, consisting of four riders in the field and two reserves (for small fields are also allowed three riders per team), the race is to contend for a ball embedded in a network with six leather handles trying to throw it in basket of the opposing team. And 'required to perform three steps from three different players on the same team, before launching the ball and score a basket, this to allow all the knights on the field of play. The game is divided into two times of 10 minutes each, separated by an interval of 3 minutes. Several rules must be followed during the race horse ball to keep the game clean and not dangerous among them: never recover the dropped ball touching the ground with his feet but only by horse, do not go in the opposite direction to the ball and do not hold the ball more than ten seconds. Players are required to comply with all rules to avoid a penalty. The arbitrators found in race two, a horse in the field and the other on the sideline.
Wins the game the team that makes the most baskets.