Chapter 313: Horse Racing Rewards
This is also the reason why Jiang Ge wants to participate, he hopes that after he wins the championship, he will directly ask the Mongolian Tian Khan to agree to this alliance, which will not only make the Western Xia grow face but also promote the alliance between the two sides, which is naturally a good thing. And Zamuhe also hoped that after winning the championship, he could let Tian Khan marry Princess Siqin to him, so he surrendered his identity to participate in the competition. Princess Siqin's thoughts were the same as Jiang Ge's, hoping to facilitate the success of the negotiations between Mongolia and Western Xia and join the horse race.
Watching these Mongolian riders and Jiang Ge gallop away in the direction of Tianqing Mountain, the rest of the envoys and Mongolian ministers enjoyed the Mongolian wrestling performance. At this time, Lu Xiaoyu was still using the solar e-book to read some encyclopedic knowledge about Mongolian horse racing to enrich his knowledge.
The national sports of Mongolian culture have always attracted much attention, and the heroic horse racing is even more eye-catching. Horse racing in Mongolia has a long history, and as a nomadic people, galloping on horseback is also what they are good at. The process of horse racing is very thrilling, and it is not easy to stand out and win the race.
The Mongolian horse and the Arabian horse were once the two most famous horses in the world, and the Mongolian horse is an excellent horse breed carefully bred by the Mongolian people for a long time. Mongolia loves horses, and horse racing is also a favorite activity of men, women and children. In late spring and early summer, many young people come to help with mane, castration, and marking horses, and horse racing has become a habit in addition to work. Even if several people are grazing together or meet on the road, they have to run thousands of meters to see whose riding skills are higher to see whose horse is faster. Whenever the Naadam Conference is held in the grassland, it is 50 kilometers away. Herdsmen from hundreds of kilometers away have driven horses to the party to participate in the long-distance horse races dressed in red and color.
Mongolian horse racing is one of the traditional sports and entertainment activities in Mongolia. Horse racing, archery, and wrestling were formerly known as men's triathlons. Mongolian horse races are mostly held at Naadam today. At that time, on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, herdsmen from hundreds to hundreds of miles away drove horses to gather and participate in horse racing activities. On the racecourse, colorful flags fluttered, drums and horns whined, and it was very lively.
The requirements for horse racing are open to all ages, regardless of gender. Dozens of people, more than hundreds of people, go into battle together, race in a straight line, the distance varies from 40, 60, 80, and Huali. In order to reduce the load of the horse, most of them, young and old, do not have a saddle, do not wear boots and socks, but only wear gorgeous colorful clothes with long ribbons, which looks particularly heroic.
Matches are usually ordered by a red flag or whistle. At the beginning of the race, in the cheers of the crowd, the horses were spurred and chased after each other, and the spectators cheered and applauded and stamped their feet to cheer, and the first to reach the finish line was the winner. At the end of the race, an award ceremony is usually held, in which the winning horses and riders are lined up in front of the podium, where a special person sings a hymn to the horse, and then sprinkles milk wine or fresh milk on the top horse.
The history of horse racing in Mongolia is not very practical in this era, but it can be known that horse racing and horse riding are the fine traditions of the Mongolian nation, known as the "horse nation". According to the literature, Mongolian horse racing has been around for almost 2,000 years. "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, the Biography of the Southern Xiongnu" recorded: "The Huns customs, there are three dragon temples in the year, and they often sacrifice to the gods on the first month, May, and September days...... Because of the meeting of the ministries, the discussion of state affairs, the pleasure of walking horses and camels. In the Yuan Dynasty, due to the admiration of the Mongolian nobles, the horse movement and the military service system were combined, and it became a system at that time, and horse racing was included in large gatherings. In the Qing Dynasty, horse racing became more popular. According to the "Qing Barnyard Banknotes, Skill and Bravery", the Mongolian people "no matter whether they are young or old, there is no one who cannot ride a horse, and their boys and girls can ride horses and gallop in the wild from the age of five."
There are also various ways of horse racing in Mongolia, and there are generally galloping horses and walking horses. Horse race, also known as "speed horse racing". It's a long-distance speed race, and it's a kind of perseverance race. In order to reduce the load on the horse, the traditional racing horse does not have a saddle, and the riders are mostly teenagers and children, so they travel lightly. There are generally many horses participating in the race, ranging from dozens to more than 100. Horse race, no timing, regardless of the age of the horse, there is no fixed track, generally not grouped, the first to reach the finish line wins. Horse racing is generally between 20 and 50 kilometres.
What is different this time is that it is 50 kilometers each way, and it is necessary to spare Tianqing Mountain and then return to Wan'an Palace in Mongolia. During the race, the referee gave an order, all the contestants took off the reins at the same time, at this time the grassland on the horse galloped, the sound of hooves was shocking, it was magnificent, the riders wrapped ribbons on their heads, the tassels fluttered, dressed in bright robes, colorful, all the way to urge the horses to raise the whip, all the way to the prancing horses galloping. The superb riding skills and the harmonious cooperation of the people and horses won the praise of the audience from time to time, and they crossed the finish line one by one in the cheers and cheers.
Walking horse race, which is a highly skillful race, is a test of the horse's side steps and speed. Most of the riders are experienced seniors or middle-aged people, and most of them are men. The horses should be equipped with exquisite saddle bridles and dress up the horses beautifully. The horses must be strictly trained, so that the pace of the horses is divided into the left and right sides of the front and rear hooves at the same time, in order to be steady, fast and steady, the posture is harmonious and beautiful, and the first to arrive wins. The race requires both the skill of the horse and the skill of the rider. This walking horse race is somewhat similar to the equestrian performance performed by Princess Siqin before, so the later game was directly changed to a horse race.
"Okay!" At this time, the cheers around interrupted Lu Xiaoyu's thoughts, it turned out that everyone was watching a wonderful wrestling match. For the Mongols, as long as a man is proficient in horseback riding, archery and wrestling, then he must be the proud son of heaven, sought after by many young girls and supported by the people. At that time, Tiemugetu was recognized by the clansmen with these three super high competitive levels.
Before the wrestling match, both sides sing a challenge song to help the momentum, and after singing three times, the wrestlers of both sides jump out and enter the arena in the dance of eagles spreading their wings. On the eve of the competition, the athletes greeted each other, saluted the surrounding spectators, and began the competition. In an instant, a scene of dragon and tiger fighting was presented in front of everyone, snatching each other's advantageous parts, grabbing suitable positions, you come and go, fighting sumo, circling each other, legs and knees hitting each other......
When Lu Xiaoyu looked up, it was already time for a lean wrestler to throw a strong man twice as strong as himself out of the arena, and the ministers watching around him let out thunderous applause. Both wrestlers were rewarded with Temugetu, and the lean wrestler was rewarded with a hundred taels of gold.