Participants are seated on the floor (on their heels), or in chairs, in a circle. First round is played with the blindfolds on the eyes, the second without blindfolds. There are many options of gestures and sounds to use in this game. Facilitator can choose some of them, e.g. only two or three, or all of them, depending on the available time, groups' needs and preferences or can invent new onces depending on the current group situation. While the participants have blindfolds on their eyes, facilitator has to explain it in detail the gestures and show precisely the sounds to be made.
At the starting point, facilitator informs that now we are going to take part in the horse race, (famous horse race in the Czech Republic). We say farewell to our loved ones, we get on a horse (the option to sit on chairs) and we go.
Basic rules:
Horses get started slowly (even rhythmic tapping of the hands on the knees).
They are already galloping (accelerating the pace), rushing across the pavement (hitting their chests with their fists), jumping over an obstacle with water (2 taps on the knees), and now they have to jump over the fence (jump with a shout of hop!).
Attention, a sharp turn is approaching right (tilting right) and left (tilting left), etc. The final stretch, final stretch…………, goal!!!!!!!!!
Showing great joy — we won the race!
The ride is accompanied by various gestures and noises - options to choose from:
- we drive slowly (we hit our knees with our hands);
- we go fast (we hit our knees quickly);
- we cross the bridge (clenched fists tap each other's breasts);
- we pass the bushes (throw out the right hand with the shout "shu"); - we pass the female stands (squeal);
- we pass the men's stands (cheers: Ooooh!);
- we pass the movie stars (oh la la!);
- we pass the nuns (exclamation: Amen!);
- we pass the Native Americans (exclamation and optionally, we pull an arrow from behind the back and gesture a bow shot)
- we pass the stand with the children (exclamation: We want a candy bar!);
- nettles (sounds "ow, ow!")
- a fly (sounds of "bzzzz" and we try to catch it in our hands or drive it away), etc. |