| Yes plenty, from racing to dressage to | | | | |
| jumpers and endurance there is polo even | | | | On the east coast of the country, along the |
| handicap riding programs! The country | | | | South China Sea, the Equestrian World |
| is lush even in the city center. The | | | | Endurance Championships will be held in |
| riding facilities are primarily in a club | | | | 2008. Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of |
| setting. Labor is inexpensive in Malaysia | | | | Terengganu [2] along with five other |
| thus boarding (relative to our standards is | | | | Malaysian riders will compete at the World |
| inexpensive, 1350.00 Ringgit or roughly $ | | | | Endurance Championship in Germany this August |
| 125.US your horse will be groomed, mucked and | | | | to promote the event in Malaysia. Â Â |
| provided with basic feed. | | | | The Terengganu Pony Club and a state owned |
| | | | Equestrian Club have been erected to rekindle |
| The barns we visited at the Bukit Kiara | | | | interest in riding in that state.  |
| Equestrian & Country Resort were designed for | | | | Â |
| the heat and humidity of south Asia. | | | | |
| High ceilings lots of room for circulation, | | | | The native pony in Terengganu is the Kuda |
| the days are hot but the stalls seem very | | | | Padi. On the Northeastern shores young |
| comfortable. The stalls were kept very | | | | Malaysians ride their ponies bareback and |
| clean, manure is picked up and bagged for | | | | barefoot as fast as they can along the |
| removal. The grooms worked their shed row | | | | beaches and at local events. There is |
| much like our race tracks.  | | | | an annual Kelantan Equestrian Festival (Pesta |
| | | | Sukan Berkuda Kelantan). The Kelantan |
| There are horses of many breeds in Malaysia | | | | bareback riders dress their ponies and |
| and a variety of riding style there. Plenty | | | | themselves in lavish textiles, splashed with |
| of European trainers come to teach young and | | | | wonderful colors and sequences. Truly a |
| more mature riders. The Asian Classics (show | | | | sight! |
| jumping for qualified Asian riders) were held | | | | |
| in conjunction with the FEI World Cup Show | | | | South East Asia is not the first place one |
| Jumping At Bukit Jahil Stadium about a half | | | | would think to look for horses but they have |
| hours drive from the capital, Kuala Lumpur[1] | | | | them and it seems a past time many natives |
| According to the US show jumping team the | | | | enjoy. |
| footing, lighting and accommodations were all | | | | |
| be exceptional. The horses there were | | | | [1] Eastern Malaysia in the state of Sleangor |
| housed in large box stalls and the barn, warm | | | | |
| up arena and stadium are all air conditioned. | | | | [1] Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy; |
| Now, back home the thought of air | | | | there is a Sultan for each of the 9 states. |
| conditioning a stable is a bit unordinary | | | | Terengganu is a state in Malaysia; these |
| except in some of the very arid parts of the | | | | sultans rotate as the supreme king of all of |
| US, but here for this competition it is | | | | Malaysia for 5 years. The Malaysian legal |
| keeping the horses in a very controlled | | | | system is based on English Common law with |
| environment through out the competition. | | | | executive powers vested in a cabinet led by a |
| | | | prime minister. |