Bavarian ox-racing championships
![An oxen decorated with a flowers waits for the beginning of the 5th ox-racing championships (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen) on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competition, which only takes place once every four years, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/no7AGs9Jh5a1HaiWLexo5Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/8KPmzNbL0iLP4wV6DjjzaQ--~B/aD0zOTY7dz01OTQ7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/08/26/150797889-8-jpg_223111.jpg)
![Participants dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen compete in the 5th ox-racing championship (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen) on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competition, which only takes place once every four years, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/FxIxKyY6bnC1G22uMZEnIg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYyOQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/q8BvKdZtI1A9BIHhS39YTA--~B/aD0zODk7dz01OTQ7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/08/26/150798178-8-jpg_223112.jpg)
![Participants dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen arrive for the 5th ox-racing championship (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen) on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competition, which only takes place once every four years, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/RQgtxfThgAAyLKqfEdqe7g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU1OA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/1GOsThoXMkco9fEq4hC5bw--~B/aD0zNDU7dz01OTQ7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/08/26/150797891-8-jpg_223111.jpg)
![A participant dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen arrives for the 5th ox-racing championship (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen) on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competition, which only takes place once every four years, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/upMlC1zk5RaXCNsYcH6vKw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTEwNTg-/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/2jYZipxxCogM3sVuoZ.3SQ--~B/aD01OTQ7dz0zOTY7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/08/26/150797890-8-jpg_223111.jpg)
![Participants dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen arrive for the 5th ox-racing championship (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen) on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competition, which only takes place once every four years, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/bRKuMJ7U27RuL2UBdKFNAA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3OQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/mGGd.oFFrEuh9uyeDg_fXw--~B/aD0zNTg7dz01OTQ7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/08/26/150797882-8-jpg_223114.jpg)
![Children dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes attend the 5th ox-racing championships (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen) on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competition, which only takes place once every four years, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/deGtN9SovBcq4V0mnulycQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/fFYJgt00akFasi.tKXFN5w--~B/aD0zOTY7dz01OTQ7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/08/26/150797879-8-jpg_223124.jpg)
![Participants dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen arrive for the 5th ox-racing championship (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen) on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competition, which only takes place once every four years, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/gt4sQeDTlKBzHGjIgAVEkQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/wPMkUIBkc1VJUznh2tHC1Q--~B/aD0zOTY7dz01OTQ7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/08/26/150797874-8-jpg_223121.jpg)
![Participants dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen arrive for the 5th ox-racing championship (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen) on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competition, which only takes place once every four years, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/V8ON4xLoASL5foK6kRVegg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/Jt5Qvb0Lec8p24Q8lzLiAg--~B/aD0zOTY7dz01OTQ7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/08/26/150797871-8-jpg_223124.jpg)
![Participant Martin Breiter (C) dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen competes in the 5th ox-racing championship (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen)on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competition, which only takes place once every four year, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/TZXdcyV8LdvWIonPcNWVfw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY5Mw--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/444uGYW8fLP5KsBRZOU8ag--~B/aD00Mjk7dz01OTQ7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/08/26/150794919-8-jpg_223124.jpg)
![Participants dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen compete in the 5th ox-racing championship (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen) on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competiztion, which only takes place once every four year, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Hn_s7uGaK3oPOgF3YG4V5w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/DoOSYxGDGAmura3JlIi.jg--~B/aD0zOTY7dz01OTQ7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/08/26/150794915-8-jpg_223126.jpg)
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An oxen decorated with a flowers waits for the beginning of the 5th ox-racing championships (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen) on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competition, which only takes place once every four years, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
An oxen decorated with a flowers waits for the beginning of the 5th ox-racing championships (5. Muensinger Ochsenrennen) on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany. The competition, which only takes place once every four years, is a race of jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and 'ox-ball' (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
Participants take part in the 5th Bavarian ox-racing championship on August 26, 2012 in Muensing, Germany.