The Rapa das Bestas horse festival
Hundreds of wild horses are rounded up from the mountains of Sabucedo, north-western Spain, to be sheared and tagged during the 400-year-old Rapas das Bestas festivalSun 5 Jul 2009 12.32 EDT First published on Sun 5 Jul 2009 12.32 EDT
A villager shouts as he attempts to round up wild horses in Sabucedo, north-west Spain, during the 400-year-old Rapa das Bestas (shearing of the beasts) horse festival. Hundreds of wild horses are rounded up from the mountains, sheared and tagged Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterWild horses are led down a mountain near Sabucedo Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA foal runs as villagers try to round up wild horses through the hills of Sabucedo Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterWild horses gallop through the hills of Sabucedo Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterTwo wild horses fight in Sabucedo Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images
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Share on Facebook Share on TwitterVillagers attempt to round up wild horses in the hills of Sabucedo Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAn aloitador tries to control a wild horse Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterWild horses fight during the Rapa Das Bestas festival Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAloitadores try to tame a wild horse Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA horseman tries to control a wild horse Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterOne wild horse bites another Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA fighter grabs a wild horse Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
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