Horse racing

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The horse racing is the most favorable equestrian sport of the Uygur, the Kazak, the Kirgiz, the mongolian and the Tajik, especially for the Kazak herdsmen living on the grassland at the foot of the tianshan Mountains and the Altai Mountains. Their racing skill is superb and breathtaking. The horse is known as the”mans wing”in the Kazak ethnic group. both the male and the female of the Kazak ethnic groupstart the life on the horseback at an early age and gradually become skilled riders capable of standing and dancing on the horseback as well as fetching objects from the ground. And everyone can ride the horse to gallop at full speed the horse racing usually is held on grand festivals. On the occasion herdsmen dressed in festival clothes rush to the race course from all quarters when the race is started you can see the riders flourishing the whip to urge on the horse as quickly as a flash and see the audience around the race course jumping happily and shouting loudly toencourage the riders. The shouts and rapid tweedles of the Tambura are blended with each other, and the atmosphere is very enthusiastic. At last, champion riders are rewarded, and the awarded horse is praised as “Bege at (good horse) as well as praised highly and called good names such as swift horse, Zaoliu horse, Tieqing horse, Juhuaqing, swan white, dragon black and wind-chasing horse It is really described as”a fine horse grows double wings once there is a good rider”. Particularly the name of one horse participated in the National Horse Race is the pride of the Kazak people. And the herdsman ding and training the horse is honored as the”talent Scout”on the grassland.

The poem describes the elegant appearance and romantic charm of the horse racing in such a way, and describes agile, brave and aggressive characters of the ethnic groups such as the kazak.

Nowadays, the traditional sport horse racing on the Ili Grassland has been greatly developed and has become the most attractive event. the horse racing is annually held in Xinjiang, not only held by the government, but also held by the folk people. After the foundation of the People’s Republic of china, a lot of new items such as steeplechase horse racing cross-country horse racing, horse ball and dressage were added based on the traditional speed racing. The riders from Xinjiang get good grades for many times in the National Horse Race, and still keep the national record of 10,000 m Speed Racing and the 15,000 m Speed Racing so far.