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He appears in the morning with a horse to take tourists around the Dhorpatan valley. According to the wishes of tourists, it is his daily routine to travel nearby, take Niseldhor and Jaljala or reach Bukipatan. After various optional plans that he shows, he rides horses according to the wishes of the tourists.
If you want to go to Buki from Dhorpatan valley, you have to leave at 6 am. After reaching Buki, you can return only late at night. He also explains about the preparation of clothes needed for Bukipatan, what to do in case of a lake, as he has to go to a height of 4,000 meters.
He takes Rs 4,500 from tourists in the Bukipatan package. 200 rupees for traveling around the airport is enough. If you are in a nearby destination, you can ride a horse for 1000 rupees.
50-year-old Yam Bahadur Vick of Dhorpatan Municipality Ward No. 9 has been rearing horses for 25 years, carrying tourists and transporting goods. After the establishment of the hunting reserve, there is an increase in the number of local and indigenous tourists coming here. Some tourists cannot reach Dhorpatan due to lack of infrastructure. He made those who could not walk ride a horse for a 36 km journey from Burtiwang. When the car does not run during the rainy season, when the Dhorbarah fair is held on Janaipurnima, he has taken many guests to Dhorpatan on horseback.
Data is not kept on the reserve of hundreds who go to Dhorbarah Mela. Pashupati Adhikari, information officer of the reserve, said that only the data of those who went for the purpose of traveling were kept. Last year, 15,000 tourists bought tickets and visited here.
There are many jobs for horses. Horses are used not only for transporting people, but also for transporting potatoes produced in June and August and apples in August and August. When the road transport facility was not available, the locals of Dhorpatan and Burtiwang used to transport goods on horses up to Palpa, Ridi, Tamghas and Butwal. At that time, farmers with horses used to travel in groups. Vick says that although they use mules to bring many goods, those who ride themselves use horses.
Vick also rode a horse to Butwal many times to get food and salt. Until the use of vehicles came, the heads of offices used to ride on horses. Even the warden of the hunting reserve used to ride horses to Dhorpatan. Many times Vic narrated the experience of taking Haki. The Chief District Officer, Local Development Officers used to look for horses even when they went for a visit and monitoring.
His neighbors Maitram Vick and Tekkumar Vick have also been taking care of horses regularly. They also narrated the experience of carrying dhorpatan on horses to leaders, employees and people who could not walk from the district. Local 24-year-old Asha Adai has also been in the horse-riding business for four years. She said that she learned to ride a horse by seeing her father's daily life.
'I didn't get a job after my studies, instead I earned money by working as a horse rider' she said, 'I am the only woman in this profession.'
A horse can carry small loads after 3 years of birth. After that, you have to carry the goods and start the work of 'delivering'. Vic said that after a year, four-year-old horses start carrying people. "A horse can be used for regular work from four years until it reaches 22 years of age," Vic said.
Horses should be weaned after reaching four years of age. "If you don't feed the mare, it will shine (jumps up and jump), it can knock down the rider," Vick said. Some local farmers have built mare sheds.
They sell horses when it is time to calve. Farmers said that horse dung is also useful for potato cultivation. Vic says that for a healthy horse, attention should be paid to regular feeding, occasional health check-ups, and prevention of injury. There are more than 50 horse riding businessmen in Dhorpatan Valley.
Apart from that, there are hundreds of people who use horses in their daily life. A horse that carries a person costs between 50,000 and 4 lakh rupees. Equestrian traders are raising horses by feeding gram, corn and grass. Dr. Baglung, Head of Veterinary Hospital and Animal Services Expert Center, says that since he gets sick from time to time, he should be given vitamins and strengthening medicine. Rishi Ram Sapkota.
"There is a lot of research for treatment of skin diseases for horses," Sapkota said, "Vitamins are also requested to keep them strong." Sapkota said that since they work more in the field of production animals, there is no hospital program for horses, so they are planning to hold a camp next year. He said that as the use of vehicles increased, the use of horses decreased.
Dhorpatan Municipality has brought horse traders under the scope of tax. The businessmen who are affiliated to the 'Dhorpatan Horse Board' pay an annual tax of Rs 500 per horse and have registered the horse. The animal department does the work of updating the records of registered horses.
There is a horse management committee chaired by local Tekkumar Vick. Dil Bahadur Wik is the secretary of the committee and Asha Adai is the treasurer. Every morning they gather near the airport and go on a journey looking for guests who are staying at the hotel. They meet once in the evening and review the day's work. Adai informed that she also informed the veterinarian about the problem in the horse.
