TRICK
RIDING
ORIGINALY CREATED BY THE ROMANS AS AN EXERCISE FOR THE HORSE
SOLDIERS. THESE GYMNASTIC STUNTS QUICKLY SPREAD INTO
THE EASTERN WORLD AND THEN TO WESTERN EUROPE.
MOSTLY PERFORMED BY COSSACKS OF EASTERN EUROPE, THE FAST
AND DANGEROUS STYLE OF RIDING BECAME A POPULAR EVENT
WITH NORTH AMERICAN COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS ON THE
WILD WEST SHOWS AND EVENTUALY RODEOS AS A COMPETITION.
WITH ONLY ONE ANNUAL COMPETITION HELD THESE DAYS THIS
STYLE OF RIDING MAKES FOR AN EXCITING PRESENTATION AND
DEMONSTRATION OF HORSEMANSHIP.