Obstacle courses can be tricky enough but tackling one on horse-back is taking it to the next level.
It's just what riders did in a two-day event at Forbes' Pony Club grounds last weekend.
Forbes' Jodi Fuge is the founder of Australian Extreme Obstacle Racing Association Inc, and she organised the competitive show in Forbes ahead of the championships, also to be held here on the last weekend of November.
Riders get a course of 13 obstacles they have to complete in order, Jodi explained.
Competition is open to riders from seven years up, with nine divisions with different levels of courses to ensure there's something for everyone.
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It's a sport Jodi herself loves for the challenge and adrenaline, the test of horsemanship and partnership.
The sport is described as being a combination of working equitation, ranch riding and stockman challenges.
"It's not something you can just drag your horse out of the paddock and do, they've got to be used to riding through curtains, water boxes, dragging objects," she said.
"They've got to be able to manoeuvre, side pass, back up, hit balls."
While it's a challenge, there are multiple courses and levels of competition, beginning with juniors aged seven to 12; and 13 to 17.
There are encouragement or beginner and rookie divisions, right up to open and pro competition.
Jodi formed the association three years ago and it became an incorporated body last year with the first championships in Wagga Wagga, so she's hoping to see more clubs come on board in future.
"I've been doing clinics all over NSW, there's growing interest," Jodi said.
Competitors converged on Forbes for the two-day show from Guyra, Wagga, Dubbo, Cowra and all areas in between.
