Here’s some shots from the Kyrgyz Nomad Horse Games Festival in July, 2015 that took place in the Alay Region of Osh oblast, Kyrgyzstan.
Decoration around the crown of a yurt.
Cushions and tyshyks line the walls of a yurt
This kid.
This woman is wearing traditional clothing of the Alay region, similar to that worn by local hero Kurmanjan Datka.
This kid too.
The charge for the goat took the players down the hill and straight towards us at one point.
Horses line up while two horsemen attempt to force the other to dismount.
Two horsemen wrestle.
A horseman attempts to pick up a coin from the ground at a full gallop.
This girl outran her pursuer, so she got to chase him and whip him!
The size of the field of play is apparent here.
More kokboru.
Horsemen rest near the end of the day.
The night sky in the Alay is unbelievable.
I mean, look at this.
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