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Jumla, Oct 18: Chhapendra Neupane has won first place in the horse racing competition held to promote horse rearing. 

The race was organized by the local Chandannath Municipality, co-organized by the Veterinary Hospital and Animal Service Office, and coordinated by the Karnali Art and Culture Preservation Forum, Jumla.

Similarly, Dilip Bohora came second and Arjun Basnet came third in this year's competition with 24 participants, said Ananda Adhikari, Forum's General Secretary.

Mayor of Chandannath Municipality, Raju Singh Kathayat, said that the horse racing competition was held to protect and establish the identity of the Jumli breed of horse.  According to Mayor Kathayat, the competition has been continued with the aim of protecting, identifying, promoting the Jumli stock of horse, and boosting local tourism.

Gyanendra Budthapa, head of the Veterinary Hospital and Animal Service Office in Jumla, said that the horse racing competition aims to protect the local horses, establish their identity, and link it with tourism promotion, as well as connect it with the local culture and tradition.

Karnali Art and Culture Conservation Forum Jumla has announced that the winner of the horse racing competition will receive Rs 15,000, the second-place runner will also get Rs 15,000, and the third-place runner will get Rs 10,000 as prize money.

The horse racing contest is organized here every year on the occasion of the Bada Dashain festival.