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Shrimp fishing on horseback is a centuries-old craft in which shrimps are fished using a Brabant or Belgian draft horse.
It’s an age-old tradition, yet very much of this time. Shrimp fishing on horseback is a centuries-old craft in which shrimps are fished using a Brabant draft horse. The fishermen and fisherwomen enter the sea several times a week with their horse and net, except during the cold winter months.
The calendar shows the demonstration sessions. Please note that you will not be able to enjoy cooked shrimps after all of these sessions. You can find the dates when shrimps are cooked on the calendar.
During the summer months, our shrimp fishers on horseback demonstrate their craft on the beach at Oostduinkerke almost every day. Thousands of visitors enjoy this wonderful tradition each year.
The NAVIGO museum is responsible for the safekeeping of this heritage. Shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke has featured on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2013.
It’s not so easy to become a shrimp fisher. After all, each profession has its own do’s and don’ts.
The final weekend of June is dedicated to the shrimp. It is an annual tribute to the sea and to our shrimp fishers.
Mariette Crevette represents the idealised mother of the shrimp fisher in the local folklore of Oostduinkerke.
Jan Huyghe wrote a standard reference (192 pages) about shrimp fishing on the coast. The book contains 700 facts about shrimp fishing on horseback.
Book a private session with one of the shrimp fishers on horseback.
