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Galloping on a farm horse, the goose rider aims to snatch the head of a goose tethered to a gallows.

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Nederlands: Ganzenrijden is een folkloristische traditie en een volkssport die vooral in de regio's Antwerpen en Oost-Vlaanderen in België wordt beoefend. Het is een evenement waarbij deelnemers te paard proberen de kop van een dode gans af te trekken terwijl ze op volle snelheid voorbij galopperen. Deelnemers worden 'gansrijders' genoemd, en het evenement zelf staat bekend als ganzenrijden.
English: Goose riding is a folkloric tradition and a popular sport mainly practiced in the regions of Antwerp and East Flanders in Belgium. It is an event where participants on horseback attempt to pull the head off a dead goose while galloping past. The participants are called 'gooseriders', and the event itself is known as 'goose riding'.
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