article_snippet: As death-defying stunts go, hurling yourself off a 60-foot high platform on the back of her horse into just 12 feet of water must surely be up there with one of the most insane.
article_snippet: But back in 1920s Atlantic City, launching a horse off a platform almost twice the height of a 10 metre Olympic diving board was a daily occurrence.
article_snippet: Unbelievable: The horses plummeted off 40 or 60 foot high platforms into 12 feet of water .
article_snippet: Death-defying: Stunt had gained popularity in the state circuses which traveled America .
article_snippet: It would go on to become the star attraction at Steel Pier, with crowds gathering to marvel at the dangerous feat as the horse flew off the end of 40 and 60 foot platforms.
article_snippet: Everybody had to see Diving horse.
article_snippet: Glamorous: The rider would don a swimming costume before jumping Diving horse off the platform .
article_snippet: first dive aged just 15, in 1923, and became one of the best in the business.
article_snippet: Amazingly, you could still see horse diving as recently as 1978 .
highlights_snippet: Horse diving developed in America in the early part of the 20th century .
  
highlights_snippet: Stunt saw a woman launching a woman horse off a 40 or 60 foot platform .
  
highlights_snippet: The horse and the rider would then land in a pool of water just 12 feet deep .
  