http://www.czabe.com/backup/November%2016/bushkasi.htm
"THE EQUIPMENT: is a short raw hide whip which is usually held between their teeth when not in use to slash out at other players and their horses. It is a vicious weapon that will slice the skin open as easily as a scalpel."
"You see, there are no boundaries to the game. Because of this, there are times when the players completely disappear. I have known them to be gone for over an hour as they romped over the hills, cruised down the main street of town - totally destroying shops and their wares - trampled a poor farmer's crop, hurricaned an innocent bystander's house, and desolated an area the size of Maumee, Ohio."
Wow. What a great "sport".