 Performance of traditional horsemanship is the traditional activity on the Shoton Festival, collecting ornamental, sports, entertaining together. The annual horse race performance is favorite among Tibetans, and become a major part full of brilliance. There are many items including single-person-single-horse, archery on horse, double-men-double-horse, shooting on horse, flower -basket-picking on horse and so on. These breathtaking and cliffhanging performances display athletes' superb technique and excellent psychological quality, and have been well received by the public and tourists in attendance.
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Yak race is a traditional sport in Tibet and special favorite of the Tibetans. Every year during the eighth month comes the Shoton Festival. The people dress in their best finery and sing and dance to celebrate the banquet. The ancient city Lhasa hugs lots of yak-racing master-hand from all around Tibet. The yaks' massive heads are adorned with red flowers, their backs caparisoned with ornamented saddles. The yak jockeys' whip hands fly as they urge their mounts still faster towards the finish line.
