Horseball

Horseball is a game played on horseback where a ball is handled and points are scored by shooting it through a high net (aproximately 1. A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for Enjoyment and sometimes also used as an Educational tool The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. 5mx1. 5m). The sport is like a combination of polo, rugby, and basketball. Polo is a team sport played outdoors on Horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m It is one of the ten disciplines officially recognized by the International Equestrian Federation. The Fédération Équestre Internationale (commonly known as the FEI or in English the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, is the international governing body of

The sport originated in France in the 1970s, it gained success and has spread across Europe and overseas. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The International Horseball Federation has 11 members including three outside of Europe: Brazil, Israel, and the Cayman Islands.

The most important international competition is the European Horseball Championship (France is the current Champion in Seniors, Women and Pony). But in 2006 the Fédération Internationale de Horseball (International Horseball Federation) and the Federacion de Pato Argentina (Pato Federation of Argentina), organized the First World Pato-Horseball Championship (won by Portugal).

See also Pato, a similar (but earlier) Argentinian sport. Pato is a game played on horseback that combines elements from Polo and Basketball.

External links

• International Horseball Federation
• Deutscher Horseball Verband
• Horseball Portugal (Portuguese Horseball Players Association)
• Belgian horse-ball team
• British Horseball Association