Horses are herbivores and, as such, they need a very specific diet. They must consume lots of fibre to keep their extremely long and sensitive digestive tract working and they must eat little and often, almost all day long. In simple terms, horses eat grass and hay or haylage, but salt, concentrates and fruits or vegetables can also enhance their diets, depending on the required work regime and available feed.
Chele La Pass, which, at 3.988 m, is the highest road pass in Bhutan. On the clear day the view sweeps away to the snow-dome of Bhutan’s second highest peak, Mt Jhomolhari ( 7.314 m).
Velika planina is the site of one of Europe's few surviving high mountain herdsmen's villages where traditional Alpine herdsmen's culture is still alive. This scenic high mountain plateau, part of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, is famous for its stunning natural beauty.
Each year in the middle of June, the local herdsmen bring the cattle to Velika planina, move into cute little herdsmen's huts covered with shingles, and stay there throughout the warm months to take care of the grazing cattle.