One more national pride of Turkmens are a falcon - baloban
and the hound Tazy an unseparable couple of the falconry participants - the
tradition tracing the roots back deeply to an antiquity. The falcon is a perfect creation for hunting. Tazy is ideally
adapted for severe conditions of the desert. On February 4, 2013 the
Turkmenistan post introduced into circulation a postage Block of 3 values named
“Falconry“ printed by edition of 10 thousand copies. The face value of
stamp is the letter “T” - means Tazy.
In the Kara Kum sands the falconry is inconceivable without
Tazy. For the Turkmen the good borzoi is, first of all, ability of a dog
harmoniously to work with a falcon. Tazy is the unique dog brought by far
ancestors the Turkmen. Such breed isn't present more anywhere in the world as
there is also no similar practice when the falcon and a dog work in close
contact. Not casually silhouettes Tazy and a falcon are placed in an ornament
of the most ancient Turkmen carpets. Nearly a half of the life - 8-9 years Tazy works together
with falcon. Falcon age several times more long is 35-40 years. However in
five-six years of "service" Balobans set free because they have to
bring posterity, raise baby birds. This ancient tradition, the extremely rare
in the world, is dictated by understanding of a debt of the person before the
nature.