We took a day trip out to the countryside in Hungary. The main town that we visited was call Kecskemet. It was interesting to get out of the big city of Budapest and see what it looked like in the country.
Town Hall in Kecskemet
One of several churches in Kecskemet
Old building in Kecskemet
Grand old hotel
The Hungarians are renowned for their horsemen.
While in the countryside, we visited a horse farm.
Notice the whip that this horsemen is using.
They would crack the whip while running at full speed.
Rounding up the young horses--mostly yearlings and two-year olds.
Rounding up the young horses.
Getting ready for a carriage ride. This breed of horses are
also used in the Lipizzaner Stallion shows. They go
from dark to light (black to grey to white) as they age.
Three of the Hungarian horsemen. Notice that they ride without saddles.
This horsemen is riding a group of 5 horses--standing on the backs of two of the horses.
Standing while riding
Standing while riding--at a full gallop. Impressive!
The horses were trained to sit and lay down.
An unusual chair
A horse game--capture the flag.
Even the donkey named Madame Charlotte was trained.
Taking a turn at cracking the whip. (She does this quite often at home).
These are a breed of cattle called Hungarian Grey Cattle. They
have been breed for centuries in Hungary. I have not seen them before.
The oxen team pulling the wagon.
Bud had a chance to ride. It has been a
long time since he has been on the back of a horse.
Hungarian goats
Sparring in the corral
Two asses posing for the camera
The Thanksgiving turkey. Good thing for him that
he was in Hungary and not in the US on Thanksgiving Day.
The barn/equipment shed on the horse farm
2 comments:
Wow! I hope that some day I can see as many cool things as you do. I love all the horses!
You are too, too funny!!!
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