GLOBALink | China's Historic Shandan Horse Farm Turns to Racehorse Breeding

A horse-breeding tradition more than 2,000 years old is entering a new chapter.
At the Shandan Horse Breeding Farm in western China, breeders are protecting the hardy native Shandan horse while crossbreeding it with Thoroughbred and Arabian horses to develop faster, more athletic racehorses.
From the ancient Silk Road region to the modern racetrack, see how tradition meets innovation.