Horse driving is an imported sport in Uganda, and the variety of these getting on horseback is slowly rising.
The passionate Director of Nile Horseback Safaris, Natalie McComb a New Zealand-born equestrian champion is encouraging the sport.
“Some of them had never seen horses, none of them had ever ridden, so we taught everybody – all our staff – from the very beginning how to care and train and ride these amazing animals,” she mentioned
Everyone is welcome on the Nile horseback safaris, whether or not they’re amateurs or they’re elite riders. Saida Athman lately picked curiosity in horse driving. “I love nature, to begin with, and a horse is a very beautiful animal and it connects so well with humans. So I wanted to try it,” she mentioned.
A half-hour experience goes for 20 {dollars}, however one should rack up hours of observe to study the fundamentals. “The first step is for trotting but you can do cantering without trotting. So if you ride like five times, you get to know how to ride a horse, ” mentioned Jeremiah Tumukunde the information.
Here issues get extra thrilling with the water entry crossing River Nile on a horse.
According to Raziah Athman, Africanews correspondent, “A horse can give many forms of activities but very few Ugandans have mastered the skill of horse riding. It’ll take time to develop it as a sport especially because it’s expensive and there are very few horses to meet the demand of those who would interested.”
Despite the gorgeous climate within the Nile, there are different challenges that include making certain that the horses are nicely taken care of and this comes with a price.
“And because of the lovely climate in Uganda, it is also not something horses are used to, so we have to be very careful with the care of the horses. Horses are expensive. They are expensive to buy, expensive to feed and all of the equipment has to come from overseas because obviously nothing is made within the country. It is a very specialized sport,” mentioned McComb.
Some of the horses have made it to Kenya for worldwide competitions. The lately launched equestrian affiliation is making an attempt to arrange the self-discipline and encourage participation however for now solely these with the time and money can participate in horse driving.
