The game "Kopkari"

The kopkari or ulak equestrian sports competition is equally close to the Turkic-speaking peoples of our region: Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kirghizs, and Turkmens. Kopkari is a horse racing competition. At the feast of circumcision, at weddings, our fathers and grandfathers treated the guests with pilaf, and at the end of the feast they arranged a kopkari.

A copcari is a struggle waged by a skilled rider to win a competition with certain conditions. Usually, at a kopkari competition, the judges of the competition throw the carcass of a baby goat into the middle. This carcass must be pressed against the saddle with your foot and galloped around the field. Bring it to the designated place first. Riders can also compete in groups and share the designated prize among themselves. The prize may be a carpet, cattle. Dear Chapan, a certain amount of money.

The most agile horseman on a strong and fleet-footed horse picks up the abandoned kid. He is usually surrounded by friends. The villagers are from among the riders, and they protect them from rivals. In this position, they jump all the way to the place designated by the judges.

The riders passed down from generation to generation the secrets of proper feeding and training of horses. During the Second World War, horse racing. The kopkari trained in the race performed incredible feats. In reality, kopkari is a peaceful game, and it has played a big role in the upbringing and formation of real men who you can always rely on.

Currently, a kopkari custom game is being played in a number of districts of Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya, Samarkand and Bukhara regions. Today, it has once again become a good tradition to organize and conduct kopkari performances at dehkan congresses. Gardeners, cotton growers, vegetable growers, on the Navruz holiday, on the harvest festival of districts and regions. The traditions of the old horses, the riders of ulak, are being restored again. The best riders of Uzbek, Kazakh, Turkmen, Karakalpak and Kyrgyz peoples visit each other and participate in various competitions. And this is extremely important, because one of our ancient valiant games-customs has been revived and is experiencing a new stage of its development.