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In the town of Lenger in the Tolebi district of Kazakhstan, craftsman Kurbanali Agadilov preserves centuries-old traditions of making saddles. His main goal is to create saddles that do not harm horses and are as comfortable as possible for riders. To do this, he uses materials and methods that have been tested for centuries. At the same time, his products are distinguished by their elegance - the craftsmen were even accepted into the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan as an exception. And once his saddles were presented to the presidents of Central Asian countries. Kurbanali is a hereditary craftsman, but he learned to make saddles on his own. He claims that he has orders from clients from different countries for the next 50 years. And of his assistants and students, there is only his 10-year-old son. Young people are little interested in traditional crafts. But the traditional use of horses by Kazakhs in the provinces has not died out at all and even gave impetus to the development of a new industry - agrotourism. In Tolebi, the doors of a farm are open for visitors from cities in Kazakhstan and other countries, where everyone can try out life in a village, including swapping a car for a horse for a few days. ****************** The opinions of the authors and heroes of the programs may not coincide with the opinion of the editors.