#PDF Winter grazing of horses in the steppe zone between Russia and Kazakhstan

Time and place of shooting - early March, the vicinity of one of the villages near the excavations of enclosed and unfortified settlements of the Middle and Late Bronze Age (Sintashta and Alakul archaeological cultures. According to the shepherds, a herd of horses can graze in any weather and do not need shelter. The extraction of grass occurs by breaking the snow crust with a hoof and then shoveling off the snow.拍摄时间与地点：三月上旬，中、晚青铜时代围合式与非设防聚落（辛塔什塔（Sintashta）与阿拉库勒（Alakul）考古文化）发掘点附近某村落的周边区域。据牧民反映，马群可在任意天气条件下放牧，无需遮蔽设施；马匹通过蹄部踏破积雪硬壳，随后刨开积雪取食下方牧草。