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