Keeping alive the art and culture of Bali is not only the responsibility of the government, though government has programs to preserve the cultural heritages. Balinese youth have their own way in participating and supporting those programs.

Commemorating the Denpasar’s 16th anniversary, some Balinese youths who are affiliated to the KMHDI (Hindu’s youth association) held a ‘dokar’ festival on Saturday (February 23th 2008) at Puputan, Denpasar. ‘But before we proceed “what is a “Dokar” anyway? Horse cart or Dokar is fairly simple structure that is created from timber upon a metal base with two large wagon wheels. Passengers sit sideways behind the driver on padded bench seats and the entire contraption is attached to a small horse with a sturdy leather harness and set of reigns. Depending on the weigh of the load, the cart travels along at a slightly tilted angle. Since Dokar does not use any machine it does not produces any dangerous residue and the air will keep clean.

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Across the Indonesian archipelago there are still many areas that have their own version of traditional horse and cart transportation. In Bali it is known as a dokar, which unfortunately is becoming a dwindling sight around the streets of Denpasar and Kuta. The covered carts are fairly simple structures that are created from timber upon a metal base with two large wagon wheels. Passengers sit sideways behind the driver on padded bench seats and the entire contraption is attached to a small horse with a sturdy leather harness and set of reigns. Depending on the weigh of the load, the cart travels along at a slightly tilted angle.

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A light, two-wheeled pony cart, usually with two seats for four to six passengers, popular as transport to and from market in Denpasar and as tourist transportation in Kuta/Legian.

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