Definition
Programs that provide opportunities for people to learn and become competitive in jousting, a sport that, in its modern form, involves charging a horse at full gallop toward three rings suspended from arches at 100 yard intervals with the objective of spearing the rings with a lance. Tournaments featuring this form of jousting are called "ring tournaments". Jousting is the state sport of Maryland.
URL Name
PL-7000-5240
Third Level Code
PL-7000
Taxonomy Code
PL-7000.5240
Parent Code
PL-7000
Family Code
P
Second Level Code
PL
Fourth Level Code
PL-7000-5240
Use References
Jousting Clubs
Publication Status
Online