Tempting Fate: Horse Racing in Sumbawa
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Rain did not fall on the Angin Laut racetrack in Penyaring village, one day in this past October. That was a good sign for fans of Maen Jaran, the traditional horse racing in Sumbawa Island. Soon the race would start. Masrawang, 75, a racehorse owner from Ai Puntuk village, had been preparing since morning. The old man was also known as sanro-the local vernacular for a shaman.
As the sun rose, Masrawang whispered some mantras over the heads of t
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