English: The local Tenggerese tribe members operate the horse rides on Mount Bromo. The Tenggerese are a small Hindu minority living in the Muslim-dominated island of Java. About 90,000 Tengger people live in the villages surrounding Mount Bromo, and 500 horses inhabit the area around the volcano. The Tenggerese believe that the horses have a bond with the spirits that dwell in the volcano's crater. Initially, the horses were used for transport. But today, they are used for tourism, which is the commodity of the time.