Ulaanbaatar
Ten Thousand Horses of Steppe festival to take place for the fifth year
Art & Culture
Ulaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/ Aimed at promoting the lifestyle of Mongolian herders and preserving
intangible cultural heritage, Ten Thousand Horses of Steppe festival will take
place for the fifth year on November 3-4 in Khentii aimag.
Experienced
and young horse-trainers will challenge their craftiness in the festival being
held with support of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Governor’s Office
of Khentii aimag and the Department of Arts and Culture. Horsemen from Inner
Mongolia Autonomous Region of China will take part in the festival again this
year.
The festival is important to to boost winter tourism in Mongolia by attracting foreign and domestic tourists, to preserve the nomadic tradition and to glory skillful horsemen, emphasizes the organizers.
Various events such as driving herd of horses, short-distance race, presentations of race horses and a parade of unique-colored horses, children parade on horseback, competitions of lasso and taming a horse, a tour to herders wintering place, expo on Khentii brand products, photo exhibition and concert will be organized during the festival.
