The Horse Race Museum in Obihiro City might be a good place for the students from Hawaii to learn the history of the development of Hokkaido. The horses for the race were the mixture of the Hokkaido original small but powerful horses and the ones imported from overseas.
The huge horses were imported for the development of agriculture in Hokkaido. The helped the farmers to cultivate the vast fields. The horse race called "Banei Keiba" is not so speedy because the horses drag the skid loaded with heavy weights of iron.
Several slopes are o the course of the race. The horses and the skids go up and down the slopes. The race had been a national pastime for the pioneers in the city.
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