On May 5th I went to Fujinomori shrine with the Tour Club. The shrine is famous for Kake-uma Shinji, a Shinto Event involving acrobatic performances on horse-back.
I have seen it on the TV news but actually seeing it live was wonderful and the horses were very beautiful.
There were 7 types of acrobatic horse riding performance but many of them failed. The announcer said that the horses were borrowed from the horse racing association the riders had almost no rehearsal In fact, it looked like the horses were nervous. But I was satisfied because horses were beautiful and I realized that acrobatic performances on horse-back were very difficult.
The announcer sounded irritated which was worrisome.
This event has continued since the Edo period but it has had various problems: lack of participants, money and accidents.
The horse is a very nervous animal. Furthermore, for this event there is a special Japanese style of saddle that the horses are not used to, the riders are not accustomed to the horses and there is a crowd. The announcer repeated the announcement “please do not use a flash” but there was a person who used a flash during the performance. I thought it’s no wonder that the announcer is nervous.
I have seen it on the TV news but actually seeing it live was wonderful and the horses were very beautiful.
There were 7 types of acrobatic horse riding performance but many of them failed. The announcer said that the horses were borrowed from the horse racing association the riders had almost no rehearsal In fact, it looked like the horses were nervous. But I was satisfied because horses were beautiful and I realized that acrobatic performances on horse-back were very difficult.
The announcer sounded irritated which was worrisome.
This event has continued since the Edo period but it has had various problems: lack of participants, money and accidents.
The horse is a very nervous animal. Furthermore, for this event there is a special Japanese style of saddle that the horses are not used to, the riders are not accustomed to the horses and there is a crowd. The announcer repeated the announcement “please do not use a flash” but there was a person who used a flash during the performance. I thought it’s no wonder that the announcer is nervous.
