Horse races are important part of life on the island of Sumba, an island of about 600,000 people located about mid-way between Bali and East Timor.<br /><br />The jockeys in these races are always children...some as young as four years old.<br /><br />Child labour is illegal in Indonesia but local officials claim the practice is an entrenched part of the local culture.<br /><br />In this special report Asia Calling brings you the extraordinary story of two of these child jockeys...
