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    Edit Photo Details Beautifully decorated old gig   #show #old #tradition #gig #carriage #friesian #friesland #the #friesian_horse #ringrijden
    Last Saturday I've watched a very interesting old Friesian traditional "sport" Ringrijden. In West Friesland, participants sit in a gig (carriage) with a beautiful Friesian horse. The Lady sitting next to the driver of the gig holds the ring stab spear and tries to get the ring on it. The winner is with the most amount of collected rings. This type of ring stabbing is more focused on the folkloric aspect. The ring stabbing was some centuries ago as a game at fairs, where all farmers gathered. To
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    Date Taken: Aug 15, 2015
    Date Uploaded: Aug 20, 2015
    Location: Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
    Camera: Canon EOS 700D
    Focal Length: 55 mm
    Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
    Aperture: f/5.6
    ISO: 100
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