I was driving through the Jura on the weekend and I saw an interesting sign about Festi-Cheval on the road between Pontarlier and Houtaud. Cheval is French for horse.
It had all the fun of the Melbourne Cup but without the queues.
The photos are available on IPFS (alternative link). Some details about IPFS.
I mounted my camera on a fence post to video this horse. The horse tried to come and knock it over:
We have horses in Australia too: