The Kyrgyzs have a saying. "Be not the fellow
traveler to the one who goes on an ambler". The horse for the Kyrgyz is an
invaluable possession, and art of the horseback rider was appreciated in men
above all. Since old times leisure of Kyrgyzs was devoted to national
horse-racing games without which any holiday didn't do. The nature of many
games demands force, bravery and dexterity.
On March 23, 2013 throughout the topic "National Horse
Games" the Kyrgyzstan post introduces into circulation a postage stamp
"Zhorgo salysh" - an Amblers run - a favourite horse-racing
entertainment in Kyrgyzstan. The issue is printed in perforated and
imperforated version in
sheetlet of 6 values with decorating margins.
Paper: chalky. Printing: offset. Perforation: comb. 14
Size of stamp: 40 x 28 mm
Size of sheetlet: 115 x 110
mm.
Edition of perforated stamp - 3750 copies, edition of imperforated stamp - 1500
copies.
Printed by Company "Publishing house "Belarusian House Printing".
The amble is the accelerated pace at which feet of a racer
rise and fall by the earth in pairs. The horse at such movement only slightly
rolls over on the one hand on another and only two blows of hoofs are heard.
The amble is much quicker than a trot and, often, quicker than field gallop.
Therefore admirers of this type of competitions find "zhorgo" one of
the highest advantages of a saddle horse. In competitions "Zhorgo
salysh" is shown not only the run speed, but also surprising smoothness of
movement of a racer.
