Wild, wacky skijoring blends high-speed skiing and rodeo
Skijoring draws its name from the Norwegian word skikjoring, meaning "ski driving." It started as a practical mode of transportation in Scandinavia and became popular in the Alps around 1900.
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Holly Binnian tends to her horse Tamale at a skijoring competition in Leadville, Colo., on March 2. Skijoring draws its name from the Norwegian word skikjoring, meaning "ski driving." It started as a practical mode of transportation in Scandinavia and became popular in the Alps around 1900.
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Kaja Ligeza pets a horse at a skijoring competition in Leadville, Colo., on March 2. The sport features horses at full gallop towing skiers by rope over jumps and around obstacles as they try to lance suspended hoops with a baton, typically a ski pole that's cut in half.
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A skijoring team competes in Leadville, Colo., on March 2. Skijoring started as a practical mode of transportation in Scandinavia and became popular in the Alps around 1900.
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Ozzie Batcheller, foreground, and Allan Beaton watch a skijoring competition in Leadville, Colo., on March 2.
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A skijoring team competes in Leadville, Colo.
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A skijoring team competes in Leadville, Colo.
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A skijoring team competes in Leadville, Colo.
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A skijoring team competes in Leadville, Colo.
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A skier is pulled by a horse during a skijoring competition in Leadville, Colo.
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