PACUAN TRADITIONAL HORSE JENEPONTO

Frozen brave brave

Let's run... let my horse run

Frozen brave brave

A race flag is located in the traditional horse racing scene in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

Joki combines speed while following traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

Let's run... let my horse run

When the song “dried horse” hits in the 60s of this is a little bias depicting the horse racing activities in Jeneponto Regency, South Sulawesi. The Jeneponto district has an area of about 749,79 square kilometers is nicknamed as a horse city, because the horse has become the living part of its society, in addition to agricultural purposes and transportation tools, also used as a pet to be combined in the horse pacuan arena.

The traditional horse wash in Kalimporo Village is uniquely located because the joki is not only adults but also followed by children's joki or cilik joki who only use the equipment as it is like a standard helmet for motorized vehicles and not only a few uses sandals. Despite such conditions they still spur his horses very skilled and the spirit of passing a simple pacuan track with a crossing length of approximately 600 meters built by citizens.

Joki combines speed while following traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

Joki combines speed while following traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

It is very enthusiastic to witness horse racing, besides wanting to see horses and joki jagoan they combine also utilized as a leisure ride by witnessing traditional horse pacu fun.

In the pacuan are also common in accidents that result in fractures, but joki and locals considered that it is common because the most important thing for them can fight and become the winner in the traditional horse racing competition that each year is always implemented by the local government of Jeneponto Regency.

The regular horse racing competition is held every year aimed at as a silaturahmi event between citizens and also as the tour promotion of the Jeneponto Regency.

Joki combines speed while following traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

Joki combines speed while following traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

Photo and Text: Abriawan Abhe Editor: ZarqoniMaksum

Joki combines speed while following traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

The number of people witness traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

Warga prepares his horse to follow the traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

Joki combines speed while following traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

The Joki people fall when following traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

Joki combines speed while following traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

Warga climbs his horse while watching traditional horse racing competition in Kalimporo Village, Jeneponto, South Sulawesi.

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