Derap of horse shoes sounds from sandy tracks with welcomed shades of thousands of audiences. Most sits wardly over the tribunes and other hold mats along the outer side of the crossings to witness each horse racing race.
They no longer drained the sun that boasts the Arena Pacuan Horse Belang Loadgka in Pegasing District, Central Aceh District, Aceh that day.
The horse or “cu kude” in the local language has existed since the Dutch colonial era. Held first time in 1850 and entered the 1930s in the annual agenda held every harvest period.
The officer dried the pacu horse to the gate star before the race of the PON XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024 horses in the Arena of the Belang Loadgka Horse, Central Aceh District, Aceh,
The number of officers rested in the race of the PON XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024 horse racing in the Arena Pacuan Belang Loadgka, Central Aceh District, Aceh
After Indonesia’s independence, the “pacu kude” tradition was held twice a year. First to commemorate the Indonesian Independence Day in August and second to enlighten the Middle Aceh City’s HUT, Takengon in February.
The long history of the horse pacuan tradition in the highlands of Gayo became one of the reasons that location was selected to be the venue for the organizer of the horse pacuan sport on the National Sports Week (PON) XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024.
The horse racing Arena also known as the name of the HM Hasan Gayo Arena covers an area of 27 hectares with a track length of 1.400 meters.
The air photo of the Horse Racing Belang Loadgka which became the pacuan horse PON XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024 in Central Aceh District, Aceh.
Warga watched the PON XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024 horse racing in the Pacuan Arena Belang Loadgka, Central Aceh Regency, Aceh
At PON 2024, a number of jokis from 11 contingents are sufficient to affirm gold medals at 10 class cooled and contingen DKI Jakarta came out as a common champion by reaching four gold medals.
In addition to the race of PON, Indonesia’s entire Riding Sports Association (Pordasi) also held a traditional horse racing Gebyar PON XXI Aceh-Sumut to give the opportunity to local joki showing his action before the national steward board. .
In the event of PON 2024 event, it is expected that the horse racing venue can be utilized as a means of joki-joki coaching for Indonesia as well as can encourage the increase in the cultural potential of the local community that is condensed with “cu kude”.
The number of joki prepared with his horse at the gate start before the race of the class horse racing C-1.600 M PON XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024 in the Heroes of Belang Loadgka Horse, Central Aceh Regency, Aceh.
The number of joki blends quickly in the race of a class horse racing A-2.200 M PON XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024 in the Belang Loadgka Horse Pacuan Arena, Central Aceh Regency, Aceh.
Photo and Text: Arnas Padda
The citizens hit his son while watching the PON XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024 horse racing in the Badest Horse Rafting Arena, Central Aceh Regency.
The number of joki spur his horse in the final class of A-2.200 M PON XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024 in the Arena Pacuan Horse Belang Loadgka, Central Aceh Regency, Aceh.
Warga watched the PON XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024 horse racing in the Pacuan Arena Belang Loadgka, Central Aceh Regency, Aceh.
Joki pacuan horse DKI Jakarta Ahmad Saefudin spur his horses in the race of the E-1.200 M PON XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024 in the Belang Loadgka Horse Pacuan Arena, Central Aceh Regency, Aceh.
The arrival of citizens watched the PON XXI Aceh-Sumut 2024 in the Heroes Museum of Belangg24 in Aceh, Central Aceh District, PON.