Winter horse festival to be held next month
Festival is aimed to promote Mongolia’s horse culture and skills of horsemen and develop winter tourism
North-eastern Khentii province is going to host the cultural Winter Horse Festival that aims to promote Mongolia’s horse culture and skills of Mongolian horsemen and develop winter tourism. Initiated by ‘Never-ending Relations’ NGO in 2015 the festival is expected to gather 2,000 horses in one place this year. Various events and contests such as a short-range race, presentation of famous horses in the region and the types, parade of rare horses, snatching lasso poles and taming horses will entertain festival-goers. Moreover, a trip to Mongolian nomadic households and horse saddle and craft exhibition will be organized for tourists. Being the native land of Chinggis Khaan, Khentii province shows considerable potentials in tourism industry. Local authorities hope for further increase of tourist arrivals by hosting the Winter Horse Festival again. Moreover, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China will be represented at the festival for the first time by five horsemen.
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