The other day, I went to visit my sister. She told me she just got home from a horse show. I knew from previous conversations that “show” in this context was a competition that she participated in. I asked if it was “horse-dancing” since I know she’s into that whole dressage thing. Apparently, though, this time it was jumping. She then proceeded to explain to me how some of her shows were dressage, some were jumping and some combined the two into a whole week-end of horse related frivolity. I did my best to make the expression on my face look like I was interested. She told me I should come and watch her sometime. Now, I want to be supportive of my sister and the strange things she does for fun, however that would be going a bit far. So, I told her the only problem with that would be having to sit through a hundred others just to see her perform.
Then I got to thinking about how you could make one of these shows more interesting to a much broader audience. Then I realized; just add zombies. When I explained this, she was skeptical. But I pointed out the recent trend in books: “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”, “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters”, “Android Karenena”. You just take something classic, add some monsters and voila, instant hit.
The horse can jump over an advancing “fence” of zombies. Then he kicks the heads off a couple of them. When a zombie tries to sink it’s teeth into the horse’s flank, he dances away to the side. You could have a whole course with zombies milling about. The horse either jumps over them or knocks them down and dances on their heads. Now thats a horse show I could really get into.
That’s one wild sounding show!
nice story and its the reality that we have to move forward as the trends moves otherwise one will remain far behind.
I have to admit that if it were a zombie horse competition, I would be there in a heartbeat. By the way, I heard that book was awesome so now that another person has promoted it, I may check it out.
Zombie horse race is something I wanna see! I wonder how come no one ever made one, at least for Halloween, I think it would have huge audience.
Thats a crazy idea..but could work.
I say it’s crazy enough to work!!
Zombies horses could be more fun.
Wow, It was great and unique idea:) I love to watch it by personal and took a picture with the zombie horse.
Wow that horse with the painting on its side is wigging me out. Kinda like Halloween or something!
Really, that’s something new, it might just work!
How about “Ride-by zombie blasting”. Contestants have to try and blast a tethered zombie’s head off with a 12-gauge while riding past at a gallop. Or maybe zombie polo played with the head of a zombie as in the original old-school game.