Mambo

The winner of a buzkashi game is actually the one who organizes it. The lord (warlord, most of the time) can measure his power by both the number of riders participating in the contest and the size of the crowd : the more people, the more prestigious.

The horse owners are the second category of winners. They are rich men who possess a handful of stallions and thus sponsorize a team. Horses are attached to a team for a whole season.

Horses represent the third category. These dragons are the key to the game. A good horse knows how to break the scuffle, ram into other horses, stand above the carcass and protect its riders. People say "better a poor rider on a good horse than a good rider on a poor horse". Good buzkashi horses are very valuable and are respected accordingly.

The last category of winners is made of the riders themselves. They can ride different horses and switch teams from one match to the other. Most of them are free and independent minds who do not depend on the horse owners. They try to ride the best horses to score and make money.