The relationship between horses and people in Indonesia is necessitated by need. There are several breeds of native ponies, including the Bali Pony and the Batak Pony, although lack of controlled breeding has caused bloodlines to become fuzzy.
Used for transportation on a large scale, horses are very much a part of modern society in Indonesia.
Horse in Indonesian is: kuda
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Wonderful pictures! I lived in Jakarta for 2 years in the 70s and learned to ride English and jump at a racing stable there. Here is my post about it http://onceuponanequine.blogspot.com/2009/02/horse-named-wati.html.
I was thrilled to see your post about the Indonesian ponies.