Wildlife - Animal - Horse Racing Today

                                   Horse racing at the top of the mountain

                                                                       

Individuals of Mustang assemble to commend the Yartung celebration consistently in the month of August. At the same time, the Hindu festival Janai Purnima concedes marks the end of the summer in the region.

The main attraction of this festival is horse-riding (races) which takes place in Mustang. Most of the (Men) participant is from Manang, Jomson, and Lamjung, They participate in a variety of events and flaunt their horsemanship. People (audience) encourage them with claps and whistles, daring horseman pick up shades from the ground while still riding on horses, which at high speed. The horse is not only the importance of the festival, but it also expresses that it is the central part of their lives of people in Mustang, where until recently horse riding was only the medium of travel. It is said that the type of horse that one has in the family is said to determine the fate of its owner - good horse brings good luck while a bad horse attracts misfortune.

Mustang is one of the last places in the world where horses are central to the culture and lifestyle. Horses to me represent the mythical power. The horse culture in Mustang in the most refined articulation of man's association with the creature. You may go and talk to a cowboy about his horse, but he would not be able to express it in the same way the people of Mustang can. I think that the future of horse culture now rests with the young of Mustang. Now the area is modernizing, there is the road, and people used the motor vehicle to get around. Continuing the culture of horses forward will be the challenging one. There are other tangible things like temples and monuments that are part of their culture. These things must be preserved & restored. There are also other things, horse-riding culture, that can’t be preserved in the same manner.