Weird Sport

        When it comes to sports you never hear these two words together, cow and mud. Well, there is a sport in Indonesia that is very popular with the farmers. This sport is called Pacu Jawi or, in English, mud-cow racing.

How this race works is that farmers take their two best cows and enter them into the race. Then, the two cows and the owner start at the starting line. The cows have harnsses, which the owner hanges on to. To make the cows run or run faster during the race, they have to hit the cows tails. There are dangers One is that you become extremely dirty. Two it is very dangerous, you can be mauled by a 1000lbs cows.

Here is a video to show how the race works.

For more information go to

http://lythyum.com/pacu-jawi-mud-cow-racing-of-sumatra/ 

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/racing-popular-pasttime-indonesian-farmers-grows-audience-article-1.1080341 

                                                                                                 Blog By: Hannah Boykin