Sitting on a walking horse or even while running will certainly be very challenging for animal lovers. Riding while riding a horse (Pacu Kude) is one of the traditional games of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.

Having a vast grassland, Takegon area, Central Aceh district utilizes horsepower to help with the daily work of the people there. For example, used as a means of transportation, transportation equipment in the highlands or mountains and also help people to plow the land in the fields. Not only that, the people there also often do the game Pace Kude to fill the time when the harvest work in the rice fields is over.

Figure 1. Horses to race

Usually this game is done by riding a horse while walking and running in groups. Previously this game does not have standard rules but over time, this Pace Kude game also has rules that must be obeyed.

One of the development of the rule that can be seen significantly is by the activity of Puka Kude game in Gayo highlands, Aceh. The game has its own uniqueness in maintaining the values ​​of ancestral tradition before, from the preparation, the process of playing until the game activity is completed.

Lasting for 7 days is not stop-stop, game Pace Kude Gayo has become very much anticipated by the people in Gayo Land. Especially from time to time many people, especially from outside the village who attended and witnessed this game and some even up to stay at the home of his closest family. So no one if this game into a grand event, where in this moment became one of the event meet and stay in touch with the surrounding community and also from various regions outside the village.

Picture 2. Kude's Pace Game

When viewed from its history, in 1995 this Horse Race was organized as one way to enliven the birthday of the Dutch Queen, Wilhelmina, every 31 August.

Increasingly time and technology, the development of traditional games from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam in Indonesia is used as one part of the sports competition that diperlombakan in the National Sports Week (PON). In some areas in Indonesia as well as in Bima (West Nusa Tenggara) Horse Race is still quite popular in the community there, even most who do this horse riding game is the children who become jokinya.

Therefore, for the parents in the area there should be very concerned about their children who follow this racetrack game. Because there are many dangers that may occur while riding a horse. For example, a horse may trip and fall when ridden by a rider (Jockey). The need for extra control in following this game or sport to stay safe and avoid the potential danger that endanger the horse and Jock.

Nevertheless, the traditional game on this horse must be preserved to be recognized by the public. For example, as now there are many agencies or individual institutions that make the community to learn to ride a horse from someone who is competent.