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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Jousting at the 2014 St. Mary's County Fair


While enjoying the St.Mary's County Fair, we watched part of the jousting competition and chatted with Mikayla and her horse Tyke.  Jousting is the official state sport in Maryland.  During a competition, the jouster aims a long lance at 3 separate tiny rings spaced along a straight line, while riding a horse at a fairly rapid pace.  The rings have a little powder on them so they don't stick.  The powder makes a visible puff when the jouster is successful in spearing the ring.
The only thing missing were the medieval costumes.
To learn more about our unusual state sport, visit
http://marylandjousting.com

Here are a few photos of Mikayla and her horse Tyke.  I enlarged one of the photos so you could see Mikayla's expertise.







A competitor owned a blue eyed mare, that I couldn't resist photographing, even though the fence was in the way.


And by the way, Mikayla did very well.  Congratulations Mikayla!