Horse riding is a sport event to decide who rides faster on horseback and who performs more spectacular stunts on horseback.

   Korea has a long history of taming horses. The Korean ancestors had long since bred horses that could adapt themselves to the country’s topographical conditions with many steep mountains.

   Their good horsemanship had been developed on a high level as weapons handling on horseback and hurdling were added. In the Korean history the people of Koguryo were the best at riding.

   Riding comprises a warm-up, getting friendly with a horse, mounting and dismounting, keeping standard sitting posture, walking, trotting, galloping, etc.

   What is particularly conspicuous in riding is horsemanship.

   It is literally performing stunts on horseback, including those of standing on a running horse, turning over from one side to the other by holding the saddle and dragging feet on the ground by clinging to the horse, and so on.

   Today the DPRK is fully provided with conditions for riding, including Mirim, Sariwon and Hamhung riding clubs. The enthusiasm for riding is steadily growing among the youth and working people.

   Horse riding was put on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage as No. 135 on October 5, 2024.