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| Goat Tussle is a game played on high | |
| days and holidays by shepherds of the | |
| Kazak adn Kirgiz. It is competetion | |
| of strength, bravery and horsemanship | |
| In the beginning of the game, a slau- | |
| ghtered young goat is left lying on the | |
| pasture, and as the bell rings,horsemen | |
| whip their horses toward it, and a | |
| tussle occurs among the riders fighting for possesion of the goat | |
| . A lot of tugging bacj and forth occurs and the rider who finally | |
| gets hold of the goat will throw it at the entrance of a yurt, | |
| supposedly bringing good luck to that household. The mistress of that | |
| household will immediately dress the goat adn cook it for the | |
| competitors in the game and others who care to join the celebration. | |
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