Elephant racing enough to accommodate nine participating elephants. Elephants are entered into the races from many villages. Two mahuts or jockeys ride on each elephant - one to steer it and another to goad it to race fast. A musical instrument made of horns of the elephants is blown first to assemble the elephants at the starting gate, then another sound is blown to signal the elephants to take the starting line and be set for the race, and with the third blow of the horn, the race is signaled. The elephants generally race at a speed of 25 mph with the
Elephant Butte, New Mexico Elephant Butte, New Mexico Elephant Butte is a city in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, near Elephant Butte Reservoir and State Park. The population was 1,390 at the 2000 census. Elephant Butte was named from Elephant Butte, a butte nearby thought to resemble an elephant. Elephant Butte was the home of the Toy-Box Killer David Parker Ray. Ray is suspected by police to have murdered as many as 60 people while living in Elephant Butte. Elephant Butte is located at (33.189809, -107.222873). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of