On topic of getting hurt in sports, there is this one called “jereed” where people on horseback throw javelins at each other.
It sounds fun except average game is 45 minutes of people missing each other in turns until one guy does some insane trick like catch the other guy’s javelin mid-air.
Then the announcer says in a monotone voice “2 points”, and game continues as-is with everyone missing each other in turns until the end.
Sometimes players fall off the horse and get injured for life tho.
In modern games they use bouncy-rubber tips to ensure safety. Old games were definetely cruel sadly.
Also the mentioned “insane tricks” includes hitting the other guys javelin by swinging yours in hand like baseball because horses can’t dodge. I seen it happen twice.
On topic of getting hurt in sports, there is this one called “jereed” where people on horseback throw javelins at each other.
It sounds fun except average game is 45 minutes of people missing each other in turns until one guy does some insane trick like catch the other guy’s javelin mid-air.
Then the announcer says in a monotone voice “2 points”, and game continues as-is with everyone missing each other in turns until the end.
Sometimes players fall off the horse and get injured for life tho.
Do the horses get impaled? I’d be so worried for the horses
In modern games they use bouncy-rubber tips to ensure safety. Old games were definetely cruel sadly.
Also the mentioned “insane tricks” includes hitting the other guys javelin by swinging yours in hand like baseball because horses can’t dodge. I seen it happen twice.
I feel like if I were a horse, I’d still go ouch if a big rubber-tipped javelin were thrown at me.