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Record 1 1998-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Performing Arts (General)
DEF

A sport originating in India of riding a horse at a charging pace and endeavoring to uproot on the point of a lance a tent peg in the ground.

OBS

An old kind of sport; in modern times, it is much more a game-type exercise in carrousel performances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Arts du spectacle (Généralités)
CONT

Un cavalier pratiquant le sport du «pique-piquet» se penche et tente de ramasser le piquet à l'aide de sa lance à trois dents (Afghanistan).

OBS

«Pique-piquet» (entre guillemets dans la source SPORE-F,1986,21,,44 pourrait être utilisé pour signifier le jeu ancien; «course de piquets», d'après «course de têtes» (source PSPOR,1982,,,454), serait plus approprié pour identifier le jeu de carrousel faisant partie de spectacles de cavaliers à cheval.

Spanish

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