First emerging a few years ago, the idea of using a horse to pull a rider along in the water isn't exactly new - but it sure pulls a crowd! All over the world people have been trying this method of riding, from here in Australia to Fiji - and now in Europe. 

New footage has emerged of a group of european kitesurfers using horses to tow themselves down the beach on a kiteboard. They say they always wanted to ride as fast as the horses can run, so they hooked up a rope to the saddle and off they went.

Horseboarding requires a slightly different skill set to kite or wakeboarding with a much less steady pull, and the slightly unpredictable nature of having an animal pulling you! The video suggests they've even had some kind of competition - What a crazy way to ride!

Its pretty safe to say this is not one to try at home kids! But if you've tried it, tell us how it went in the forums here.