Dear steemian fiends :
Gayo Traditional Race is held 2 (two) times every year in Central Aceh regency is the month of February commemorate the anniversary of Takengon and the month of September commemorate the HUT RI. In recent years, in the Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, there has been an expansion of regencies, namely Pemkab. Bener Meriah and Pemkab Gayo Lues, they also held a race of Gayo Horse Traditional Race 1 (one) year and the horse of 3 (three) regency is always participate in this event.
This horse race in Takengon has been since the colonial era of Dutch held but after the harvest of agricultural products according to its history and strangely jockeys are called joki cilik generally sit in junior high school and while riding the horse without saddle and these horses are the result of crossing Australian horses and horses small gayo that is help from the local government, now the horses have started gayo high. Takengon famous for its agricultural produce is Gayo coffee which is exported to the overseas malalui port belawan medan and the city of Takengon surrounded by hills with a cool atmosphere which is more beautiful again with the view of the sea lakes.
