One of my friends from Hawaii, Maria Lowder, just returned from a trip to Mongolia and shared some pictures of the Mongolian horse races she attended with me.
Native to Mongolia, the Mongolian horse lives outdoors year-round, searches for food on his own, and the mares’ milk is processed into a national beverage (Kumis). The Mongolian horse serves not only as a riding animal for the daily work of the nomads, but also for horse racing. According to Wikipedia:
“…. two-year-old horses race for ten miles and seven-year-olds for seventeen miles. Up to 1000 horses from any part of Mongolia can be chosen to participate.
Children from 5 to 13 are chosen as jockeys who train in the months preceding the races.”
(Photos courtesy Maria Lowder)
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