The Cabinet decided to ban horse races in Winter due to the health and safety of child jockeys. Also, children below the age of 12 are prohibited to participate in all horse races held between the 3rd day of the first month of Spring in the lunar calendar and May 1st.

However, horse racing will be held as planned during Tsagaan Sar (White Moon) as it is considered the beginning of Spring, and it will take place on February 16th-19th.

According to the Rules of the National Naadam Horse Racing, the minimum age of child jockeys is 7 years of age. However, this rule is not enforced on all horse races held in the country throughout the year.

Child jockeys run the greatest risk of being hurt in extremely cold weather and horses are racing at their highest speed. Critics say that the use of child jockeys during Winter and Spring should be classed as a dangerous form of child labour.

According to statistics, over 1,500 child jockeys have been injured during training and races in the last five years, many of these have been disabled for life, and more than 10 have died from their injuries.