Idaho Matters

A closer look at the sport of Skijoring

Skiing and horses are two things the Mountain West has no shortage of, so why not combine them? Well, there’s already a sport for that. It’s called skijoring – and competitions are held across our region. A horse and rider pull a skier by a rope - like water skiing, but on snow.

Broadcast on:: 16 Feb 2023

Skiing and horses are two things the Mountain West has no shortage of, so why not combine them? Well, there’s already a sport for that called skijoring \ and competitions are held across our region.

A horse and rider pull a skier by a rope, similar to water skiing, but on snow. KUER’s Ciara Hulet reports for the Mountain West News Bureau on a recent competition in Heber City, Utah.