Horse racing is a native tradition in Sumba,Indonesia.Sumba is a small island in Nusa Tenggara Timur Province,Indonesia.Horce racing is still going on untill now.Various competitions ranging from the sub district,district or inter district inthe island of Sumba held each year.
It is not easy and expensive to prepare race horse to this race,certain previleges are applied to race horses in order to obtain the best results.The preparation includes the provision of quality feed and vitamin,exercise sprinting,exercise jockey and so on.Keept in special cages since childhood,this horse gets special treatment from the owners.Every day is washed with warm water and massage the feet and body,eating,exercise and generally ran ahead of race day given a daily vitamin and drink 6 eggs mixed with honey.Proverbial horse owners almost forget about everything including the exclusion of domestic affairs in order to prepare a horse for a victory.
It is not easy and expensive to prepare race horse to this race,certain previleges are applied to race horses in order to obtain the best results.The preparation includes the provision of quality feed and vitamin,exercise sprinting,exercise jockey and so on.Keept in special cages since childhood,this horse gets special treatment from the owners.Every day is washed with warm water and massage the feet and body,eating,exercise and generally ran ahead of race day given a daily vitamin and drink 6 eggs mixed with honey.Proverbial horse owners almost forget about everything including the exclusion of domestic affairs in order to prepare a horse for a victory.
The rise of racertrack opens excellent opportunities for business,as information a horse from crosses Sandalwood(Sumba original horse) to Australian horse valued between 2-50 million (Indonesian rupiahs),the more often wins the price is more expensive.Horse cross between foreign horse and Sandalwood horse most inthe search,especially the descendants of the horse because thre is a preasumption champion horse will give birth a baby horse champion candidates.This lead horse had a good price ,owner usually been given a down payment it at least 6 million(Indonesian rupiahs) to unborn baby horse.
Horse rce so important in Sumba because due to have social value and politic,often won the race,the owners are becoming icreasingly popular among enthusiasts and also the public.Sumba community life that are never out of the horse,slowly began change.Fomerly horse use for all purposes from transportation to the carrier,now the role that started it replaced motorcycles owned by each family.Thats why the prospect of race horse to be more attention,although the care of race horse need care and greater cost but because the result arequite favorable it would not be a problem.It took 2.5 million rupiahs per month for a race horse.There are feed types are bran,corn stalks and just before the race plus eggs and honey.
Horse rce so important in Sumba because due to have social value and politic,often won the race,the owners are becoming icreasingly popular among enthusiasts and also the public.Sumba community life that are never out of the horse,slowly began change.Fomerly horse use for all purposes from transportation to the carrier,now the role that started it replaced motorcycles owned by each family.Thats why the prospect of race horse to be more attention,although the care of race horse need care and greater cost but because the result arequite favorable it would not be a problem.It took 2.5 million rupiahs per month for a race horse.There are feed types are bran,corn stalks and just before the race plus eggs and honey.
Behind the good race prospects,there are something that really affect.The climate changes that trigger a variety deases.Antrax devastating deaseas because it so deadly.Inter-island trade of horse too.Both of thing were very influential in the cattle population of horse in Sumba island.
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