Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy smoking among lassos, saddles and tack at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains during the annual cattle round-up, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy cutting bull hide to make ropes, lassos and bridles, at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains during the annual cattle round-up, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy giving medicine to his horse during an overnight ride at a hacienda for the annual cattle round-up, near Cotopaxi Volcano, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy crossing a stream on horseback at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy vaccinating cattle at a hacienda during the annual round-up in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy holding needle to vaccinate cattle at a hacienda during the annual round-up in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy on an overnight ride at a hacienda to herd cattle practicing with his lasso, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Close up detail of a chagra or cowboy's hat with Mountain roses in the band, lasso, and decoratively carved wooden stirrup, Hacienda Yanahurco, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy rearing up on his Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) near a large cross at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy keeping track of records during annual cattle round-up at Hacienda Yanahurco, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy on his Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) in Paramo habitat at a hacienda during the annual cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy riding fast on his Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) through a stream at a hacienda during the annual cattle round-up, near Cotopaxi Volcano, Andes Mountains, Ecuador