What It's Like to Take Lessons in Horseback Falconry - Atlas Obscura

What It's Like to Take Lessons in Horseback Falconry

Associate Places Editor Kerry Wolfe ventured to England’s Dartmoor National Park for a modern take on an ancient sport: mounted falconry. Dartmoor Hawking is one of the few places outside Mongolia to offer such lessons. 

RELATED TO THIS VIDEO
Learning the Ancient Art of Horseback Falconry
I spent a day with one of the few people on the planet still teaching the sport.
Read More
Latest

What It's Like to Take Lessons in Horseback Falconry

4:18

Mapping the World Through Smell

3:25

Pleased to Meet You, I'm Bat-Man

3:29

Explore Victoria Beach’s Mysterious Pirate Tower

2:10

The Many Lives of Oʻahu’s Majestic Koko Crater Trail

4:58
Show More Videos
Most Read Stories
Elsewhere on Atlas Obscura
Baltimore, Maryland

George Peabody Library

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."
Gastro Obscura

Our Lady of Lourdes French Meat Pie

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.
paintings

A Nun's 450-Year-Old 'Last Supper' Makes Its Museum Debut in Florence

Plautilla Nelli was likely the first woman in history to paint the iconic biblical scene.
Karen Chernick October 17, 2019
Lakewood, Colorado

Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.