Dr M goes horse riding as morning drizzle partially clears air

Dr Mahathir is seen riding a horse in a screengrab taken from a video posted on his Facebook page on Sept 15, 2019.

PETALING JAYA: The haze blanketing much of the Klang Valley did not stop Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad from taking part in one of his favourite leisure activities – horse riding.

Aided by an early-morning drizzle, which helped to improve the air quality, the Prime Minister went horse-riding this morning at the Equine Centre at Universiti Putra Malaysia in Serdang.

"This is among his favourite activities which he has not had time to do for a long time due to time constraints.

"Dr Mahathir spent about an hour on horseback in the area," read a posting on his Facebook page.

The posting was accompanied by a one-minute, 59-second video clip which showed the 94-year-old Dr Mahathir wearing a face mask, mounting a horse and riding.

After dismounting, he is seen feeding carrots to the horse, and later gives a thumbs-up sign for the camera.

Putrajaya, which is near Serdang, had an Air Pollutant Index reading of 96 as at 11am, which is classified as moderate.