What Is a HORSE Game? HORSE is a game that involves two or more players on a basketball court or an open space. The concept of this game is to match each other’s shots, that is, the next player must replicate the shot taken by the first person. The player who manages to score a shot that the opposition is unable to replicate wins the game.

HORSE is an acronym for the 5 shots that must be made in order to win the game. The shots are Hook, free throw, one-handed shot, running shot, and the layup. Players take turns shooting and the player that makes the shot “earns” the letter.