Bouzkashi Horsemen

Bouzkashi Horsemen

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The Game of Bouzkashi

Bouzkashi is a  Centrial Asian game. It is played on horseback so horse ridding skills are essentual to its full enjoyment. Your mount needs to be a fearless stead. Your clobber is  ex-soviet tank helmet, padded jacket, black boots and whip.

Rules

There are two goals. The aim is take take a dead goal from one goal to the other. Sounds easy except there are 200 other riders hoping to do the same thing. There are no sides just 200 individuals riding here and zithered to place one dead goat in the goal mouth.

To ensure fair play there is a referee who aimed with a megaphone charges forward to make sure the rules are obeyed.

Prizes.

There are about 10 prizes to be won throughout the period of play. These range from carpets household goods, car , a horse or even a camel.

The Sponcer

The family of the person getting married or the person who is celebrating a special event. Navruz is a time when very rich people sponcer  Bouzkashi .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Ghangis Kan used to play Bouzkashi with captured soldiers