Spanish horsemen in feria procession, Tarifa, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Horsemen riding together during the Sant Joan's festival, Ciutadella, Minorca, Spain

Bajau horsemen at the annual festival of horsemanship in Kota Belud in November, in Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, Southeast Asia, Asia

Moroccan horsemen riding in an equestrian Fantasia in Morocco.

A horseman in traditional dress holding his horse which has eye defenders against the sun and dust.

Gauchos with horses, Vallecito, San Juan Province, Argentina, South America

Cabalgata de Los Gauchos, Gaucho horse parade from San Juan to Vallecito, San Juan Province, Argentina, South America

Cabalgata de Los Gauchos, Gaucho horse parade from San Juan to Vallecito, San Juan Province, Argentina, South America

Horses and young horsemen on their mark for this years 20 kms bareback horse race during annual Naadam Festival, Bunkhan, Bulgam, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Horsemen and horses on the banks of Mount Bromo volcano, Eastern Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Horsemen on Mount Bromo volcano, Eastern Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Horsemen taking a break, Bhutan

In the 13th century, the golden age of the mongol empire, a sport resembling polo became a training game for the mongolian cavalry throughout high asia. horsemen learned to bend low at speed, like acrobats to finish off fallen enemies with sabres, looting their prey on the ground by scooping up jewels that caught their eye. there are stories, too, of genghis khan knocking about an enemys head as if it were a ball. orkhon valley, central mongolia

Assyrian relief from Nimrud showing horses and horsemen of the royal chariot dating from 725 BC, British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Four camels with riders mirror in water with sanddunes Erg Chebbi Merzouga Morocco

Group of tourists rides on camels one after another over a sanddune Erg Chebbi Merzouga Morocco

Tuareg nomads with white Mehari riding dromedaries, Acacus Mountains, Libya

Kek Bar, game similar to the Buzkashi, Horsemen competing for a goat skin, Golden Eagle Festival, Bayan Oelgii, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Asia

Kek Bar, game similar to the Buzkashi, horsemen competing for a goat skin, Golden Eagle Festival, Bayan Oelgii, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Asia

Horsemen in front of the monastery mountain Mont Saint-Michel, Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France, Europe

Four camels with riders at huge sanddune Erg Chebbi Merzouga Morocco

Polo player, Polo tournament, Berenberg High Goal Trophy 2007, Thann, Holzkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Polo player, Polo tournament, Berenberg High Goal Trophy 2007, Thann, Holzkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Young horsemen. Akkol Canyon, Kazakhstan.

Four horsemen riding horses, Knights' Tournament in Kaltenberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Three camels and a rider on a horse in the forest Terelj National Park Mongolia

Horse rider monument at the Square of the Republic Almaty Kazakhstan

Monument statue of king Ludwig the first Wittelsbacherplatz Munic Bavaria Germany

Cagliari, Sant'Efisio traditional event, the most important religious feast in Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Horsemen salutes proceed along the route of the tournament, Sartiglia feast, Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Gobi arats (cowboys), Gobi National Park, Mongolia

Kyrgyz Horseman, Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Cowboy Herding Cattle Across River, Alberta, Canada

Cowboy On His Horse With His Dog, Alberta, Canada

Cowboy Herding Cattle Across River, Alberta, Canada

Mexico, Bajio, San Miguel de Allende, Independence Day celebrations. Re-enactment of the Call for Independence horsemen ride through street with watching crowd.

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Mongolians horsemen, lead a troop of horses running in a group in the meadow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Mongolians horsemen, lead a troop of horses running in a group in the meadow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

three Mongolian horsemen on a horse running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China

Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China