Dragon Racing
In Butterbee Village there are people that spend their free tie on dragon racing, as they call it. Technically they are not racing dragons, but small pseudo-dragons; people have since long ago taken up the habit of keeping butter dragons as pets, to keep them from running amok in the Butterbee Forest and ruining it. A pasttime activity that developed from that is racing these pseudo-dragons against each other.
There are professional races, where small beings such as pixies and fae act as jockeys. These are held in the Huxworth Arena, where there is a special set of tracks for the dragons to run. These have seats for observers, and there is a ticket and betting booth at the front gate. It's a big thing in the village and the surrounding area, and at times, very large sums can be won, particularly if a particular dragon or jockey is participating.
There are also more relaxed races, generally between children, where the dragons don't necessarily have jockeys, though there are often pixies and other small beings that want to go professional around to train with the children. These are not supposed to be bet on, but as children mimick adults, they would, against the advice of their parents, bet things like toys and candies.
Another part of dragon racing is the obstacle course. There are both professional and childish versions of these, with jockeys. The children build their own courses, with whatever they can get hold of, build, borrow, or surreptitiously "borrow". The professional races are held in the arena, which can be rearranged by druids to create more natural obstacles, or it can be an arranged course that is neater, with built obstacles that are placed on the tracks. The obstacles involve climbing, jumping, swimming, crawling, running, and other things as well.
Lastly, there are agility competitions, which do not involve jockeys. These are fairly similar to the jockeyed obstacle courses but are made to allow the owner or trainer to run along the course without any hindrance. These are considered more fit for children and fewer professionals are involved in agility racing than they are in the other races.
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