Equestrian festivals

thumb|270px|Naadam opening ceremony at the National Sports Stadium (Mongolia)|National Sports Stadium in [[Ulaanbaatar, 2024]] Naadam (, , , , ) is a traditional festival celebrated in Mongolia, Inner Mongolia and Tuva, involving Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery. The festival is also locally termed "" (, ), and is held during midsummer.

traditional Japanese Festival in Kyoto

traditional exhibition of horsemanship in the Maghreb performed during cultural festivals

The Consualia or Consuales Ludi was the name of two ancient Roman festivals in honor of Consus, a tutelary deity of the harvest and stored grain. Consuales Ludi harvest festivals were held on August 21, and again on December 15, in connection with grain storage. The shrine of Consus was underground, it was covered with earth all year and was only uncovered for this one day. Mars, the god of war, as a protector of the harvest, was also honored on this day, as were the Lares, the household gods that individual families held sacred.

thumb|upright=1.25|Denarius depicting the helmeted head of Mars, with Victory driving a biga on the reverse (issued 88 BC by [[Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus)]] The Equirria (also as Ecurria, from equicurria, "horse races") were two ancient Roman festivals of chariot racing, or perhaps horseback racing, held in honor of the god Mars, one 27 February and the other 14 March.

animal sacrifice to Mars carried out on October 15

traditional event of peoples of Central Asian nomadic origins

horse racing festival

horse festival in Morioka, Japon

thumb|Karachi Gymkhana Club in 1890 Gymkhana () (, , , , ) is a British Raj term which originally referred to a place of assembly. The meaning then altered to denote a place where skill-based contests were held. "Gymkhana" is an Anglo-Indian expression, which is derived from the Persian word "Jamat-khana". Most gymkhanas have a Gymkhana Club associated with them, a term coined during the British Raj for gentlemen's club.