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Mongolian nomadic horse milking

The Movie of Mongolian nomads milking their horses. Milking horses are difficult because the mother horses are strong of a mind of alert. It is very interesting to watch Mongolian nomads milking horses, as they are very familiar with the ecology of horses. First, the foal is milked by its mother. The foal is then led alongside the mother horse, and while giving the mother horse a sense of security, the human squeezes the milk. The squeezed horse milk is fermented and drunk as horse milk wine. It is a valuable source of vitamin C for nomads in summer.