Intl equestrian festival draws thousands

Jockeys compete during a nighttime horse racing event at the Fifth International Equestrian Festival in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sept 21. The nighttime horse racing competition was the first time a horse race has been held at night on the Chinese mainland.  [Photo/nmgsports.gov.cn]

People in traditional Mongolian clothing are pictured on horseback during the opening ceremony of the Fifth International Equestrian Festival in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Sept 21. [Photo/nmgsports.gov.cn]