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Turning horse skills into cash

The mountain kingdom of Lesotho is one of the poorest countries in the world.

Much of the working population are migrants who seek employment in neighbouring South Africa, often in the mining industry. But there is a skill that almost all Basotho have - knowledge of horses.

From a young age, most Basotho learn about horses and now entrepreneurs are turning this skill into hard cash. We went to the highlands of Lesotho to see this firsthand.

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2 minutes