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How to shoe a horse....Xinjiang 2000

How to shoe a horse....Xinjiang 2000
In 2000 I travelled by public buses and trains across the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts in China to Kashgar in Xinjiang. This is where now the Chinese are committing grave human rights violations against the Turkic Muslim Uighur peoples..the original inhabitants of this area.
I was fortunate enough to witness some of the traditional life and customs of these Uighur people in this ancient mudbrick Silk Road city, now, I believe, mostly demolished..
I travelled then by bus over the Pamir and Karakoram mountains ( the Roof of the World) to far North Pakistan where I spent quite some time.
This is scanned from an old photo...not brilliant quality, but interesting as a cultural artefact of a vanished custom.

Günter Klaus, jowe_fotokiwi, Annemarie, * ઇઉ * and 35 other people have particularly liked this photo


22 comments - The latest ones
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Superbe. photo.....Une population qui a été malmenée et dont les interdits subsistent toujours..Bon dimanche.
3 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Daily life; beautifully captured Diana.
Enjoy your Sunday.
3 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Wonderful shot, Diana ! I think that was a great adventure.
3 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
A fine photo Diana...............and it seems like a perfectly sensible way to shoe a horse, whilst keeping everyone safe! Sadly the horse itself doesn't look in good condition, but I guess that would have been the norm.

The Chinese Government have been getting away with human rights abuses forever! Until the Government of the the world get their act together it will probably continue. I don't know the answer, but ignoring it can't be right. The UN has proved to be pretty ineffective in this matter (and in most other matters).
3 years ago.
 Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain
Terrific image.
3 years ago.
 Dinesh
Dinesh club
Thanks for the post.

I have personally seen this process, but not horse, to bullocks that tow the cart. They are made to sleep on the floor and tied before the process.
3 years ago.
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
Diana'.. To travel as you did must be a marvellous way to see the world and life as it is' in these remote places.. like stepping back in time - although well secured - a job has to be done and the horse appears ok. // Thanks for the picture... keep well and Cheers'.... from David J.
3 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Diana
A very nice picture, which I like very much!
The poor horse looks so badly treated..
Our horses here are so well domesticated that they will happily stand there for new shoes without any need of the ropes...
Best Wishes, a nice week ahead, and stay safe!!
Peter
3 years ago.
 L. L. Wall
L. L. Wall club
... powerful shot of history, and important informative narrative ...
3 years ago.
 Erika Akire
Erika Akire club
...very well captured...
3 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
★彡 Good work. Have a lovely new week 彡★
3 years ago.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm club
Oh, what a comfort when changing the "shoes"... (◕‿-) (•‿•)
3 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann club
Gut eingefangene Szene. Auch die Schwarzweißumsetzung gfaällt mir!
Bleib gesund, Diana!
3 years ago.
 Michelle Chouchou
Michelle Chouchou club
Magnifique !!!!!
3 years ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
beautiful street scene!!!
3 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
What are you doing, my Friend !
One to remember.
Be Happy now.
3 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Excellent and interesting*********
3 years ago.
 Petar Bojić
Petar Bojić club
Shoeing of horses
3 years ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
Der Hufschmied bei der Arbeit und der Wille des Pferdes wird durch die Fesseln untgerdrückt, Jutta. In den letzten Jahren sind es wohl die Uiguren denen Zwangsmittel angelegt werden. Die Freiheit istvein kostbares Gut.
Freundliche Grüße und ein schönes Wochenende
Erich
3 years ago.
Diana Australis club has replied to sea-herdorf club
I agree, Erich.
Have a lovely week!
3 years ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
great street photography, really worth to get new digital life.
3 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Das ist ja richitg toll,was du schon alles gesehen hast liebe Diana,na,so hat das Pferd keine Chance und muss sich beschlagen lassen :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
7 months ago.

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