Here’s a new sport I wouldn’t have expected to hop across–rabbit racing. Yup, it gives new meaning to the term “bunny hop.” It’s all the rage in Harrisburg, West Virginia, and is spreading throughout the U.S.
These Easter-escapees run a course with a human, on a leash which either guides the bunny or helps the human to keep up. They jump miniature hurdles like the ones seen at any other track event. Granted, sometimes they try to cheat and dash between the bars, or even under them. But they get the job done.
The activity uses the rabbits’ natural talents and fosters patience in their handlers–a perfect sport! Best of all, unlike training for other sports, this one needs only the carrot, not the stick!