Many of the visitors comes to the Hungarain Plain, the “Puszta”, or to one of the bigger equestrian tourist centres of Dunántúl (Transdanubia) exactly for the horse shows that are known as special Hungarian sights.

The “Csikós” (horse-herder’s) show starts with an equestrian march, salutations and then they perform the Hungarian Csikós’ riding skills and bravado in various skilful tasks: laying the horse, making him sit, steeling a scarf, etc.

A unique Hungarian feature is the Puszta-five or as better known: the Koch-five. It was made after the vision of Adam Koch, the Austrian painter who was an admirer of the Hungarian Puszta. In his picture of the “Puszta-five” there are five brilliant horses gallop freely and yet mastered by a stronger will. There are three horses at the front, two at the back, and a Hungarian “Csikós” in his wide white linen trousers is standing on the back of the last two horses, pulling the halters together. The scene is the grasped wildness itself, the real Hungarian romanticism of the Puszta.

And Adam Koch’s dream came true almost a hundred years later due to the real Hungarian bravado! Namely in the 1960’s there was a “Csikós” who could give life to Koch’s painting. Since then one of the main attractions of the Hungarian horse shows is the Koch-five named after the painter.