Along with its neighbors, trick riding is quite popular in Kyrgyzstan. The act includes various stunts while riding a horse, including the rider standing upright on a galloping horse, or hanging upside down off of the side of the horse while attached to a strap or jumping on and off a galloping horse.

Trick riding emerged and developed among the peoples of Central Asia as a natural way of riding, allowing to train both the rider and the horse.

See also Turkmen traditional trick horseback riding