Equestrians gain currency in China

Updated: 2016-04-19 20:34

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Equestrians gain currency in China

A trainer communicates with a horse at the Guofa Equestrian Club in suburban Beijing in April. A trainer usually works with and becomes familiar with several horses. [Photo/VCG]

"He is much better at riding now than when he first started," Ding said as he watched his son on horseback. "He is also becoming much more brave after he started practicing horsemanship."

Of the 1,500 members of the Guofa Equestrian Club in suburban Beijing, 60 percent are children and teenagers between the ages of 3 and 18, and 70 percent are female.

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