Renggong Horse competition in Indonesia is a colorful and vibrant festival that is celebrated annually in Indonesia. This festival is basically a horse and a jockey competition accompanied by horse dances on the gamelan orchestra. This horse festival is usually held in September, where the horses are judged for their decoration, skills, cleanliness and their jockeys. It is the most awaited event in Indonesia that draws international tourists from every part of the world.

The word Renggong means skills. This horse contest invites participation from world-wide horse lovers. One could experience the skillful spectacular performances from the colorful Renggong Horses. In this event, the jockeys and horses exhibit excellent dancing talent in the heated up championship. The horses are trained to execute sophisticated and unusual moves in coordination with the gamelan orchestra, which is an Indonesian instrument made up of bamboo, closely related to glockenspiel jibing.

The jockeys are judged on their outfits and the horses are judged based on their beauty, obedience and grace. The harness as well as the buttons is so clean, sparkling and shiny for the competition that one could see the reflection of their face.

During this event, the local hotels are in great demand owing to the increase in the tourist count.  Vacationers usually attend this competition and then go for sightseeing, which is yet another fascinating specialty of this place. This contest is really an unusual Indonesian competition where the horses are trained in equestrian ballet, instead of racing them or indulging them in different works.

Renggong Horse Contest is purely a thrilling and an unusual display of colorful horses and their stunts, which is worth seeing.