Pacu Jawi, the traditional bull race in West Sumatera This photo was taken a few years back, and so far one of the best shots that I have for Pacu Jawi. Returned to Padang last month but the event was canceled. I will be back again for sure for this unique culture. The festival of bull racing celebrates the end of rice harvesting season by the Minangkabau people in West Sumatera, Indonesia. While the race has become part of Indonesian culture, the main purpose of the Pacu Jawi is for sellers to exhibit the strength of their cows to potential buyers. And competitors head off across the paddy fields attached to pairs of animals. A good race performance can lead to generating a higher price for those farmers that plan to sell their breeding stock. The cows that run the fastest and straight till the finishing line are the winners. With their hand busy holding on tight, jockeys encourages their steeds to go faster by biting their tails. A regular bull that’s bred for daily consumption costs about S$500 - S$700. But a Pacu Jawi racing bull can cost at least twice the regular bull. There are even racing bulls that can cost up to S$3000. Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/vibranze . . . . . . #indonesia #bukittinggi #padang #westsumatera #pacujawi #remotexpeditions #natgeotravel #natgeoadventure #natgeo #natgeoasia #yourshot #sony #sonysingapore #sonyimages #sonyalpha #bealpha #cnntravel #bbctravel #lovetheworld #lonelyplanet #discoverychannel #beautifuldestination #gettyimages #tripadvisor #yourshotphotographer #travel #bullracing (at Kabupaten Tanah Datar) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2B6JCIHong/?igshid=lji38v7e1y7k