Maine riders, horses and skiers brave the cold in this growing extreme winter sport

Maine riders, horses and skiers brave the cold in this growing extreme winter sport

Kevin Kimballl had only been on skis three times before Saturday morning. For his fourth, the Westbrook man was again pulled behind a speeding horse, hanging onto a rope and trying to collect rings suspended along a snowy track as crowds cheered. “Oh, it’s awesome,” he said, comparing the experience to waterskiing. “You go faster than you think you’re going to go, and you have more control than you think you will, too.” Kimball wasn’t the only c…