Love horses and open a horse farm
At 1:00 a.m. on November 30, 2020, Brother Tiger walked into the stable, saw the horses, and whistled to say hello to them.
Late at night like this, you can always see the figure of Tiger Brother in the stable. "Every few hours I'm going to go to the stable to have a look, get the horse to stand up, observe it, and then touch my ears and touch my stomach to listen."
The people in the circle know that Brother Tiger loves horses and is not only fascinated by horse riding but also loves horses and hurts horses. He could understand the temper of each horse, and he could read the horse's language from its raised ears, raised teeth, and other subtle reactions. Because he loves horses, Brother Tiger always whispers softly to the horses, and he says that horses like low and gentle voices.
In 2001, the deep drift boy Tiger Brother gave up the foreign trade business to ride in the countryside, on the one hand, because of the horseback complex of the Northwest Hanzi, on the other hand, he wanted to find a suitable way to decompress in the city life of reinforced concrete, Brother Tiger said: "Just try to be happy." Out of his love of horses and equestrian sports, in 2003, Tiger Brother learned horse riding at the horse farm, and also owned his own horses, and purchased horses to be fostered in other horse farms. Until 2016, Tiger Brother and several like-minded partners built a horse farm.
Brother Tiger, who became the owner of the horse farm, then decided to move alone near the horse farm, rented a small farm yard, and lived a comfortable life of getting up during the day to feed the horses and chop wood, getting up in the middle of the night to walk around the stable, saying that he had to check that the horses were safe at night to sleep.
Originally, there were more than 20 horses in Tiger Brother's horse farm, and due to lack of experience, he not only suffered losses in the purchase of horses, but also planted heels in the breeding process. What impressed Brother Tiger was that the "prince" left infarction that year. The "prince" is a beautiful and excellent horse in the eyes of Tiger Brother, and he will definitely be able to achieve good results when he enters the arena in the future. Because of his negligence in the care of the horse "Prince", Brother Tiger was annoyed. Since then, Brother Tiger has developed the habit of going into the stable every few hours to check the horses.
"It is also a little bit of experience accumulated over the years, and I am now slowly maturing in this industry."
Get back to nature and make friends with horses
The horse's hooves stomped heavily into the mud, the toned limbs ran vigorously, and the mane fluttered wildly in the wind. Brother Tiger rode over the barrier on horseback, and when the horses hoofed, they splashed mud. "I used to think that riding a horse was very imposing and very stylish, but now I am more pursuing that sense of ease."
In Shenzhen, there are many "urban wranglers" like Tiger Brother, who will choose to start from the center of Shenzhen on weekends or holidays, drive an hour and a half to the racecourse, start a trip of identity switching, from nine to five office workers to horsemen who ride with the wind, and experience the joy of returning to the wilderness.
Horse friends gather at the racecourse to share their life and horseback riding experiences, putting aside the hustle and bustle of the city and work troubles, which is always fun. Brother Tiger said: "Today's urban people like to go to the natural environment to relax themselves. Horse Racing is an Olympic sport and is the only sport that competes in the same field regardless of gender, age or age. Many people also want to try equestrian sports back to nature. ”
Horse riding equestrianism is the highest realm in riding art, and to achieve the realm of "unity of man and horse", Tiger Brother believes that by learning to improve riding technology, "make the horse comfortable, it will make friends with you". The partnership between people and horses can only be felt through harmonious coexistence. If you only use the horse as a tool, the horse is not willing to give back. The horse rider should make an effort to take care of the horse: care for its forage, care about its state after training, because these are directly related to the horse's bones, tendons, hooves. Brother Tiger said while wiping his riding boots: "Before riding a horse, we wipe our boots, this is a kind of etiquette, in fact, the horse also understands, you care about it, in turn it will also return to you." Even potential horses must be carefully tuned to become a good horse, and the rider must find and build a sense of mutual trust and comfort in the process of constantly improving tuning. ”
For domesticated thoroughbred horses, domestic horses, and retired racing horses, Tiger Brother is a family treasure. Last month, Brother Tiger's horse farm brought in a new friend, two small Horses from Shetland, England, and Brother Tiger loved them and liked to take them for a walk in the racecourse. "At present, equestrianism is getting better and better, and I especially hope that more people will participate in this sport in the future, and I also hope that more people of insight will build more horse farms and popularize equestrianism."
Writing/Photography: Nandu reporter Gao Yongjia Intern Deng Weiji