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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
ULAN BATOR, July 11 (Xinhua) — Mongolia is celebrating World Horse Day to draw international attention to the importance of horses and encourage public participation in their conservation.
“Our people say: ‘The Mongolian people and Mongolian horses are one.’ Therefore, I am very pleased to inform the participants of the Naadam Festival that Mongolia has initiated World Horse Day to preserve the heritage and traditions of equestrian culture, and to highlight the role and significance of horses in the life of humanity,” said Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh at the opening ceremony of the Naadam Festival.
As a representative of nomadic peoples who have preserved their equestrian culture and traditions since ancient times, Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh initiated a draft UN General Assembly resolution to proclaim July 11 of each year as “World Horse Day”. The 79th session of the UN General Assembly on June 3, 2025 adopted this document.
Currently, Mongolia has a horse population of over 5 million, which is larger than the country's population. Meanwhile, there are over 57 million horses in the world. In many countries, horse breeding plays an important role in socio-economic development, contributing to the economic empowerment of rural populations and local communities through horse riding, transportation, racing, equestrian sports, tourism and recreation, as well as job creation, food production and other activities.
At the same time, horse populations and the horse breeding industry worldwide are declining due to lifestyle changes, pressures from economic fluctuations, climate change, environmental and other factors. –0–
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