INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Many locals believe that breeding such horses is one of the toughest jobs in the world.Such animals are dominantly found in the pasturelands
of Turkmen Sahra, a region sandwiched between Iran and Turkmenistan.Iran and Turkmenistan seek to put forward the Turkmen horses and their
safeguarding practices as a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.Local travel insiders believe that
traveling in North Khorasan is gaining momentum by degrees, creating lucrative opportunities for the tourism industry.According to Lonely
Planet, most foreign tourists pass straight through North Khorasan in transit between Mashhad and Gorgan, but if you have time to explore,
it's worth diverting south from the capital, Bojnurd, towards Esfarayen, famed for its wrestling tournaments, the remarkable citadel of
