Abstract:
Horse is among the powerful animals that aided economic activities in many parts of the world. It is known for centuries, that people use it in carrying out economic activities. It is engaged in agricultural activities that include threshing, grinding of grains and sugarcane, tilling of land, plowing, watering, etc. Horse conveys both persons and goods to many places for hundred years before the advent of modern means of transportation. Despite the availability of modern means of transportation and technological advancement, the animal continues to remain indispensable. The horse’s role is noticeable in horse race and polo game. Participants derive socio-economic benefits from these sporting activities. The development of horse race and polo game recently in northern Nigeria continues to be a blessing to teeming youths as it has provided job opportunities to them, whereby large number of youths are being employed in the sector to manage horses or serve as horses’ trainers or as jockeys. These sporting activities have also recently revived and developed horse trade in many areas in northern Nigeria, thereby attracting people in the sector which led to massive enrollment in the trade, in order the enjoy the blissful nature of the horse. Horse riding has numerous benefits particularly in enhancing the health body of a rider. In riding of a horse there are mounting equipment which are necessary for riding of a horse. The horse’s parts have different medicinal value which cure many human beings illnesses. The horse race and polo game are very important have been generated socio-economic benefits to many people in northern Nigeria ranging from horse owners, youths and other people who gained meaningful employment where they served as horse trainers, managers, jockeys, etc.
DOI: 10.36349/djhs.2024.v03i01.010Keywords: Horse, Economic, Transportation, Trade, People
author/Abubakar Tukur Muhammad
journal/GNSWH, April 2024
