Who would have thought this type of duck could fly in the hands of duck trainers. Thanks to being trained with the routine this duck can fly like a desert. Even able to fly up to more than 1600 meters, when included in the duck race which is an annual traditional cultural activity that is always carried out by the community Payakumbuh and Limpaluh District, West Sumatra City.

This is how the scenery every afternoon in the village of Jorong Kapalo, Koto Payakumbuh, West Sumatra. Every afternoon, parents and young people look busy and active in preparing for the competition to welcome the independence day of 17 August, even though there are still four months left.
The Kapolo Koto community and its surroundings are willing to spend their time every afternoon until three to four months to prepare for the duck race or duck race.
The ducks that are contested are also the category of water ducks or ducks which usually cannot fly. So in order to get ducks that are able to fly far away, the owners of these ducks in advance have trained their ducks to fly like they have started to do now. throwing ducks into the air at close range, starting from a distance of 10 meters or 20 meters to the final flight training with a distance of 1.5 kilometers from the specified finish line.
So that strong ducks fly for long distances over long distances it takes perseverance in training them. The training began in the afternoon starting at four in the afternoon. Duck owners train their ducks to fly on the asphalt road with the aim that when the duck race is accustomed to flying on the asphalt road