Kristel Richard / Two riders on horses (Equus caballus) from the Gremio di Falegnamii, dressed in traditional costume, parade before the start of the Sartiglia (race to the star) in Oristano, Sardinia, Italy. February...

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a masked rider on a horse (Equus caballus) from the Gremio di Falegnami parades before the start of the 'Sartiglia' (race to the star) in Oristano, Sardinia, Italy. February 2010

Kristel Richard / Close up of the curved ears of a rare Cremello Kathiawari mare with young Indian boy riding her, in Jasdan, Gujarat, India. The pink points on her head are tradionally put by women during ceremonies,...

Kristel Richard / A gaucho (cowboy) tries to remain on the back of a wild horse rearing vertically (Equus caballus) in the rodeo during the Fiesta de la Patria Gaucha, Tacuarembo, Uruguay, April 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Typical Hungarian herdsman's riding ritual, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Typical Hungarian herdsman's riding ritual with a whip, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, May 2009

Jeff Vanuga / Cowboy herding horses on winter day, Flitner ranch, Shell, Wyoming, USA, Model released, February 2008

Jeff Vanuga / Cowboys working for the Bureau of Land Management round up wild horses / mustangs to remove them from public land, Red Desert, Wyoming, USA. Model released

David Tipling / Eagle hunters with golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) on route to the Eagle Hunters festival near Ulgii Western Mongolia, October 2009. Winner of the Indigenous Cultures Award in Nature's Best Competit...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / People horse riding through the Arkhyz valley, the western part of the Teberdinsky Biosphere reserve, Caucasus, Russia, July 2008 (Model released)

Carol Walker / Cowboy riding over hill in snow, Sombrero Ranch, Craig, Colorado, USA Model released

Carol Walker / Cowboy riding bucking palomino horse, Sombrero Ranch, Craig, Colorado, USA Model released