Oostduinkerke, Belgium, Nov 1, 2024 (AFP) - On Belgian coast, fishing on horseback -- and saving a tradition

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2024-11-01

Panniers strapped to their haunches, a team of horses waded collar-deep through North Sea waters -- hauling wide nets along the Belgian coast as cawing seagulls swirl all around. In the saddle, clad head to toe in yellow oilskins, riders steered them parallel with the beach in Oostduinkerke -- the last place on Earth, they say, where the tradition of shrimp-fishing on horseback lives on. Once practised throughout Europe, the custom has all but di......

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