Marwari horse in tent-pegging contest
Ancient texts say that the Marwari were bred to lift the heart in battle and to please the eye The Bonnie Lord of Dundlod takign part in the Gangaur riding competitions Rajput warriors were respected for their courage their lust for conquest and their nobility and they refined these same qualities in their Marwari horses They trained them to gallop from a standing start to pirouette on the spot at any pace and to collect on their haunches for close fighting
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Keywords: competition, gangaur, horse, india, lance, lancer, marwari, rajasthan, rider, riding, sheikhawati, shekhawati
