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The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition,...
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  • Wild horses are herded down from the mountains for the annual Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A rancher tries to catch a wild horse during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Wild horses' manes and tails lay down on the ground after being cut off during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A rancher grabs two wild horse foals with his bare hands during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Wild horse foals rounded up in the crowded arena during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A rancher grabs a wild horse foal with his bare hands during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A wild horse foal is branded by a hot iron during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Ranchers catch wild horses in the arena during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A branded wild horse seen during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Wild horses are herded down from the mountains for the annual Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A wild horse foal is branded by a hot iron during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A villager fights wild horses in the curro during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Ranchers rope wild horses in the arena during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A wild horse foal is branded by a hot iron during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A wild horse foal with dense fur seen during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Villagers catch wild horses in the arena during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A wild horse grazes on a mountain meadow before the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A farmer grabs a wild horse foal with his bare hands during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Two wild horses fight during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A herd of wild horses rounded up before the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Wild horses graze on a mountain meadow before the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Wild horses rounded up in the crowded arena during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Wild horse foals rounded up in the crowded arena during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A branded wild horse seen during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Villagers look out for the herds of wild horses before the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Ranchers tame wild horses with stick and rope in the arena during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A villager tries to catch a wild horse in the curro during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Villagers tame a wild horse during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Wild horses are herded down from the mountains for the annual Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A wild horse caught and tamed by a villager during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • A rancher fights wild horses in the curro during the Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.

  • Wild horses are herded down from the mountains for the annual Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Torroña, Spain, 5 June 2011. The herds of of wild horses roam freely the hills of Galicia in the north-western Spain. Each year, in the beginning of summer, villagers herd horses down from the higher ground, rounding them up in the curro, a centuries-old stone arena. Here, ranchers catch the animals one by one and shear their manes and tails. Some of the young men, showing up their strength and courage, fight the untamed horses just with their bare hands. At the end of Rapa das Bestas, a 400-year-old Spanish tradition, the newborn foals are branded and all horses are released back into the wilderness.