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The riders taking part in the contest were all female, unmarried and the daughters of various high raking nobles of the federated kingdom of Akkar. They cloths were lavishly decorated in manners specific to the lands that were under the rulership of their parents.
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The winner of previous year also made its appearance together with her new husband.
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The crowd, less than a thousand in numbers, was divided in two with women on the right and men on the left. They formed an oval with the contesters riding their horses in it. There were no fences separating them, everything was informal.