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Horse Games

There are three horse games that are played in parts of Central Asia.
Tyiyn Emmei - the horse rider attempts to pick up objects on the ground while riding at full gallop
Kurosh - essentially wrestling on horseback
Utak Tartysh - kind of like polo, but using a 50 lb. goat carcass to be dropped in the opponent's goal
g10/28/417028/3/165496121.Jk77hEDU.jpg Picking up objects at full gallop
Picking up objects at full gallop
Horse wrestling
Horse wrestling
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And, Polo with a goat carcass
And, Polo with a goat carcass
g10/28/417028/3/165496126.RCDJiWXT.jpg Cattle and horse herding while we watched the horse games
Cattle and horse herding while we watched the horse games
A full-gallop race
A full-gallop race
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