Kyrgyzstan: horses, camels and traditional costumes

Go see Oodarysh (or horse fighting).
I was wondering whether Oodarysh players or jousters would feel they owned the macho high ground, should they meet. But then I realized that if the jousters I know are typical, they would all want to try the other sport, as soon as anyone would give them 30 seconds of instruction.
Courtesy of the Globe and Mail.

A recent look at Kyrgyzstan

I have been getting a fair number of hits on my existing posts on Kyrgyzstan, presumably from people looking for up-to-date news and commentary on the crisis there. I have to admit that I have been paying no attention to this situation at all. However, the people at The Big Picture have been, and so their site now features a photo essay of events from the past week or so.

Image: Ethnic Uzbeks fleeing the country.

More from Kyrgyzstan

This is what it was like

A hot moment in Kyrgyzstan's Kok-boru Presidential Cup.

I don't know what the rules of Kok-boru are, but if you like me have read the History of William Marshal, or even read about it, you just know that this is what the 12th-century tournaments recorded in that source were like.

From the Big Picture. And speaking of big pictures, click on the one above.