History of Horse Kuningan

Brass Horse small ', this is the motto of the District Brass is still familiar heard by all citizens of the District Brass. Windu horse became part of history that is inseparable from the history of the District Brass. This war horse became the icon that looks at every gate government until a uniform logo. However, this war horse is now only a memory, what remains is the horses towing a wagon.Brass browse, search for traces Windu war horse, is not easy. Although the data from the Department of Agriculture District Brass mentioned horse population reached 605 tails, all horses it is wagon horses were not bred in Kuningan.
Henry (35), one of the elders who lived in Lebak coachman Kardin, District Kuningan, Kuningan regency, admitted, the horse is the main means of transportation in the city of Brass since he was born. He himself has started an interesting gig since 1971. "I used to Zaman, wagon there everywhere. It may number in the thousands. The streets that go up and down makes delman be the most likely means of transport at the time," he told KN dwelling, last Friday ,Horses in Brass said Henry, had only intended as towing wagon. Only the occasional horse was used as a racehorse. "Usually every year there is a horse race. Participants, yes, we-we have," said Henry, coachman, who had won the race horse racetrack in Kuningan.In addition to the race is still said Henry, horses are still used in every implementation saptonan. Saptonan an agility contest riding for tumenggung or royal officials in ancient times. In this game the officials on horseback as he speared the water in the bucket is hung on two bamboo poles. The winner is who can drop in a bucket of water with a spear."Until now saptonan still held every year, but carried out by officials in the district. Horses are used usually is rented horses from the coachman, "he said.War HorseHistorically, horses Brass in the XV century was known as a war horse. Not many history books that tell where the horse in Kuningan. Dr Edi Ekadjati (late) in his book, History of Brass tell, from Prehistory until the formation of the District, domesticated horses Dipati Ewangga, commander of the troops in Kuningan, namely Si Windu, a tough war horse despite being small.In the short history of the document so the town Brass also mentioned, in the course of the war Windu joined Duke Brass to fight for the Kingdom of Cirebon subjecting Galuh.Windu were also fighting and establish a government Wiralodra in Indramayu. Together with the Cirebon, Kuningan forces also stormed Sunda Kelapa and co-founded the Jayakarta government. After that, there is nothing else to write about horses Brass and his successors.

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