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Horse ride on a beautiful day, on the outskirts of Kfar-Kama.

When measuring the nature of the horsemanship culture based on the quality of the equipment, the adyghe culture has certainly a say. For example, only few unique types of saddles are used today, and the adyghe saddle is one of them. This saddle, that evolved over centuries of documented horsemanship …

Group riding ethics of the Adyghes, who traditionally were excellent horsemen, shows the important role that horses had in their life. they have developed an entire culture around horse breeding and riding. The horses were never tied to wagons, a task reserved for bulls, but used only for riding. A …

A scene from the short film “Land of the Narts” [“Нарт Хэку”] (2015) The film laments the loss of the Circassian language (bza) and traditional norms of conduct (Xabza) in urban Kabarda (Eastern Circassia), the only place on Earth where the Circassians form a majority.