Indian woman villagers patting cow dung mound for cooking fuel at Kutalpura Village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman villagers patting cow dung mound for cooking fuel at Kutalpura Village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Woman with Muscular Dystrophy patting her service dog in her office

Woman with Muscular Dystrophy in her power chair working with her service dog to hand her items

Woman patting a Husky on a sled dog tour with Siberian Huskies in Kiruna, Lappland, North Sweden, Sweden

Artisan baker in apron patting her hands with flour

Eight year old boy patting a horse in a field, Stanford, Western Cape, South Africa

A boy and his teenage sister stroking and patting horses in a paddock, Stanford, Western Cape, South Africa

Eight year old boy reaching over a fence to pat a grey horse in a field, Stanford, Western Cape, South Africa

Eight year old boy patting a horse in a field, Stanford, Western Cape, South Africa

A young girl and a golden retriever dog sitting on a jetty, Austin, Texas, USA

A woman stroking the muzzles of two horses in a paddock on an organic farm, Saugerties, New York, USA