How To Win A Pantomime Horse Race
There are many questions that mankind continues to ponder:
Is there life out there in the universe?
What lurks in the depths of Loch Ness?
Who really shot JFK?
Why didn't Harry Potter end up with Hermione?
Will England ever actually win the football World Cup?
How do you win a pantomime horse race?...
Wow, back up! Do people really ask that last question?
Well strangely enough, yes they do. Maybe not as many as who wonder if there is a God or whether Lord Lucan is still alive but you would be surprised just how many covert phone calls we get from people participating in these fun races.
Very often these pantomime horse races are run to raise money for a charity or community project.
Many are held at real horse racing courses but many are simply held on village greens or school playing fields. Some, like the one at Greenwich in London, are run along roads.
Let's get something very clear. Whilst they are called pantomime horse races they normally involve any two person animal costume that folk can get their hands on. So these races involve cows, reindeers, unicorns, camels etc. Remember that point for later.
The big challenge is for the two people inside the costume to keep together. It is actually very hard to co-ordinate your steps to keep in time and keep the shape of the animal. That is why theatrical groups spend so long practising to keep the movements of the panto cow or horse right.
Most people entering a panto horse race turn up on the day, chuck the costume on & hope for the best. Come on guys! Do you think that Mo Farah turns up for one of his races without ever practising?
Many race organisers will insist that the winning animal crosses the line intact (so you can't let the front sprint off and leave the lardy rear end way back down the course) and they also regulate that the animal must be the right way round (that is the head crosses the line ahead of the bum!).
So tip number one is take some time to practise. Whether it is just before the race or, if you can get your costume earlier, the day before the competition.
If you have ever tried to run in pantomime animal costume you will realise that it is hard work. Not only because of all the co-ordination issues that I have just mentioned but also because the person at the back is stooped over. It is very hard to run at any speed if you are doubled over!
But every costume has this handicap, right?
Wrong!
Nearly every costume does have this handicap but there is one that doesn't.
The humble camel has a distinct advantage in these panto races.
"Why?" I hear you ask.
Because, the person as the back stands up and looks out of the hump.
Suddenly, the people in the camel have a distinct advantage over the rest of this otherwise level playing field.
So, in summary. If you really want to win your pantomime horse race (and why not?) take time to practise before hand. It's about working as a team, not as individuals. But above all, grab that camel costume if it is on offer!
Is there life out there in the universe?
What lurks in the depths of Loch Ness?
Who really shot JFK?
Why didn't Harry Potter end up with Hermione?
Will England ever actually win the football World Cup?
How do you win a pantomime horse race?...
Wow, back up! Do people really ask that last question?
Well strangely enough, yes they do. Maybe not as many as who wonder if there is a God or whether Lord Lucan is still alive but you would be surprised just how many covert phone calls we get from people participating in these fun races.
Very often these pantomime horse races are run to raise money for a charity or community project.
Many are held at real horse racing courses but many are simply held on village greens or school playing fields. Some, like the one at Greenwich in London, are run along roads.
Let's get something very clear. Whilst they are called pantomime horse races they normally involve any two person animal costume that folk can get their hands on. So these races involve cows, reindeers, unicorns, camels etc. Remember that point for later.
The big challenge is for the two people inside the costume to keep together. It is actually very hard to co-ordinate your steps to keep in time and keep the shape of the animal. That is why theatrical groups spend so long practising to keep the movements of the panto cow or horse right.
Most people entering a panto horse race turn up on the day, chuck the costume on & hope for the best. Come on guys! Do you think that Mo Farah turns up for one of his races without ever practising?
Many race organisers will insist that the winning animal crosses the line intact (so you can't let the front sprint off and leave the lardy rear end way back down the course) and they also regulate that the animal must be the right way round (that is the head crosses the line ahead of the bum!).
So tip number one is take some time to practise. Whether it is just before the race or, if you can get your costume earlier, the day before the competition.
If you have ever tried to run in pantomime animal costume you will realise that it is hard work. Not only because of all the co-ordination issues that I have just mentioned but also because the person at the back is stooped over. It is very hard to run at any speed if you are doubled over!
But every costume has this handicap, right?
Wrong!
Nearly every costume does have this handicap but there is one that doesn't.
The humble camel has a distinct advantage in these panto races.
"Why?" I hear you ask.
Because, the person as the back stands up and looks out of the hump.
Suddenly, the people in the camel have a distinct advantage over the rest of this otherwise level playing field.
So, in summary. If you really want to win your pantomime horse race (and why not?) take time to practise before hand. It's about working as a team, not as individuals. But above all, grab that camel costume if it is on offer!
Chris Green, is the owner of Charlie Vegas, the UK's leading
supplier of pantomime animal costumes (2 person costumes). The business
was set up with just one horse costume 10 years ago. See all his
costumes at [http://www.pantomimecostumes.com]
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