Harddraverijdag 2005

September the 15th was not only Sieta's birthday but it also happened to be the third Thursday in September and this means

HARDDRAVERIJDAG

[horse racing] in Enkhuizen. The day includes street [sulky] racing as well as a demonstration of traditional Westfrisian horse-drawn carriages and a competition around the horse-handling skills. Of course ... the real happening is in the peripheral area, as is demonstrated by these pictures [taken in 2001].