ninewhitebanners: More photos of Mongolia’s reindeer-herding minority ethnic group, the Tsaata
ninewhitebanners: More photos of Mongolia’s reindeer-herding minority ethnic group, the Tsaatan, by Joel Santos. Children are responsible for training reindeer for riding, because the reindeer are not strong enough to carry an adult until they are fully grown, and it works best to introduce them to the idea early. A two year old reindeer, old enough for a child to ride, is called dongor; an adult reindeer is a hoodai. -- source link