The horse in Mongolia, "Human extension"

Mongolia is the only country in the world with more horses than men, but it is also the only one to give the horse a daily site. For farmers they serve to feed, move and maintain freedom of movement. In this country, there is no stable, horses are free.

This animal has nearly 300 words to be appointed.

In 1980, the Russian Communist Party launched a slogan: "Today one million horses, tomorrow a million engines." However, in 1990 in the first free elections, the ballot votes were conveyed by horse.

A gasoline shortage paralyzing the country and therefore, the horse remains a reliable means of transportation.

When farming is practiced, the best time to take care of is summer. It eats dairy whose mares are producing, trafficking of these being women's work. With this milk is produced buttermilk, curd, yoghurt but also kumiz, the favorite drink of farmers, serving as feeding to hydrate.

Sometimes farmers have up to 150 horsepower or more in Mongolia. But for many of these, they must transhumance several times a year to find fodder reserves. They are regularly looking for fat rich pasture grass. Leading the horses where there has fodder, is one of the breeders roles. Before herbs reserves are exhausted, we leave in recognition of kilometers to tens of kilometers camel in the vast steppe. However the water points are sought after locations in priorité.Afin not to hinder their mobility, farmers carry the appropriate, the biggest being dismantled yurt; it usually is, once there, assembled in one hour; is designed to withstand extreme heat and cold (640 ° C in winter and 40 ° C in summer).