Kyrgyz Horse Wrestling

A shot of the horse festival at Peak Lenin base camp

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• jollyfollies
• horse
• festival
• peak
• lenin
• wrestling
• kyrgyzstan

[CornishDeity]

OK - I put the video up and with enough conviction will remove it - but tell me is it ALL horse training that you object to or just the wrestling? Let me know so I can make and informed and well argued decision ... thanks

[CornishDeity]

Hmmm - well as far as I could see thje horses LOVED it ... now of course they must be broken first, and if that is the abuse you are talking about then perhaps....but as for the event itself, just like racing, you could see what would appear to be enjoyment in the horses faces.

Anyhow - of course you are welcome to comment what you think, but maybe people would take it more seriously without the swearing?

[1981NJH]

the riders need to open the horses mouth wider,pull harder on the reins whip it harder and cut the horse with some spurs

[ranix721]

okay for things like this, why can't they at least use a hackamore? small snaffle bits like that can be very harsh when used in this manner. that's my only objection.

[xxibitsuxx]

Yikes, this is rather harsh for the horses O.o

[priyasworld2001]

You ideot. Look at the horses ears and mouth? Your stupid! There not enjoying it at all. My horse had to go to the vet because my brothers friend was riding her and she started bleeding because He pulled way to hard on her mouth.

[farmeramanda]

@CornishDeity pause at 0:05 and tell me that horse looks happy with that bit! you people really need a realty check if you think them horses are having fun. stupid idiots.

[RobbytheLion]

I don't object to wrestling or equestrian sports but a horses mouth is NOT supposed to be open and stretched like that. You can see their ears pinned back and the whites of their eyes showing, tails lashing and heads up in the air as the riders yank on the reins. Anyone who has any knowlege of horses can tell these animals are NOT enjoying themselves. They're probably in significant pain. These riders are poorly skilled and don't understand or care about the horse's needs.

[Fargonon]

@CornishDeity LOVED IT? Wow, you know NOTHING about animals then. The Horses mouths are being pulled and yanked (pause at 0:01, 0:05 and 0:03), their necks are bent to the limit(0:04 0:08), and they are whipped afterwards! How would they LOVE that? If you knew anyting about horses you would see that their ears are back (meaning anger and or fear) and their tails are clamped to their bodies!

[Nereidhar]

My, my... why people talks without knowing what they're blabbing about? This game looks damn funny, for horses and men. Those wrestlers live on horses, they probably knows them better then the lot of towns people "never-touch-the-animals-oh-is­n't-that-leather-coat-cute".

Besides, thanks for uploading, I really would like to see this for real :)

[jenssalumae2]

I'm Welsh and have no relation to the steppe people for a start. Leave these people alone, it's their culture. I bet a lot of you criticising eat burgers, the animals that end up in those burgers go through far worse.

You're all judging where it isn't your right to judge.

[bridlelessgirl]

@CornishDeity WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?!? Horses loved it...BULL SHIT. You have mental issues and need to drop off the face of the earth

[Atillatzke]

omg

first of all these horses are trained

and

this is kyrgyz culture!

if you dont like this turkic-asian-steppe culture than get fucked away my gosh!

moral apostles...