Kristel Richard / Two cowboys mounted on a Pantaneiro stallion, round up a band of wild Pantaneiro horses, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. August 2015.

Kristel Richard / Headshot of two rare black Kladruber stallions, harnessed for driving, at the Great Riding festival, in Slatinany national stud, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic. June 2015.

Kristel Richard / Two wild Przewalski / Takhi Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) stallions play fighting Hustai National Park, Tuv Province, Mongolia. Endangered species. September.

Kristel Richard / Wild Mongolian mare and her foal trotting, plains at the foot of Dungurukh Uul mountain, near the border with China and Kazakhstan, Bayan-Olgiy aymag, Mongolia. September.

Kristel Richard / Przewalski / Takhi Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) breeding stallion stands alert, Hustai National Park, Tuv Province, Mongolia. Endangered species. September.

Kristel Richard / Eagle hunter mounted on Mongolian horse with his female Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) at Eagle Hunters Festival, near Sagsai, Bayan-Ulgii Aymag, Mongolia. September 2014..

Kristel Richard / Band of wild Mongolian horses running on plains at the foot of Dungurukh Uul mountain, near the border with China and Kazakhstan, Bayan-Olgiy aymag, Mongolia. September.

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a rare five-day old Posavina filly hidden by her mother's tail, Lonja, Croatia, August.

Kristel Richard / An Einsiedler / Swiss warmblood mare (Equus caballus) cantering, Schwyz, Switzerland, July.

Kristel Richard / Two Cambodian Pony stallions play fighting, rearing on back legs, Siem Reap, Cambodia. March 2013

Kristel Richard / A group of Pure Arab, Shagya Arab and East Bulgarian fillies running in snow, Kabiuk National Stud, Shumen, Bulgaria.

Kristel Richard / A group of Pure Arab, Shagya Arab and East Bulgarian fillies running in snow, Kabiuk National Stud, Shumen, Bulgaria.

Kristel Richard / An equine trainer, in the traditional white Gujarati clothes, walks a Kathiawari horse mare on her hindlegs without strain, Porbandar, Gujarat, India, December 2012. No release available.

Kristel Richard / A two-year old Kathiawari horse filly free jumping,Porbandar, Gujarat, India. Sequence 2 out out of 8.

Kristel Richard / Lady riding a black Menorquin stallion, performing the bot or walking courbette of the Doma Menorquina, during the festival Mare de Deu de Gracia, in Mahon, Menorca, Spain 2012. Tourists are trying t...

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a grey Andalusian stallion, in Ciutadella, Menorca, Spain.

Kristel Richard / Wild Chincoteague (Equus caballus) two breeding stallions greeting one another, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague Island, Virginia, USA, June

Kristel Richard / Wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) habituated to humans standing alert on local guide, Makgadikgadi Pans, Kalahari desert, Botswana.

Kristel Richard / Wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) habituated to humans acting as sentry and standing alert on local guide's head for height, Makgadikgadi Pans, Kalahari desert, Botswana. No release available.

Kristel Richard / A herd of Retuerta mares trotting, Guadiamar scientific reserve, Donana National Park, Andalusia, Spain. This breed of horse was close to extinction in the 1990s with only 5 individuals left, but now...

Kristel Richard / A traditionally dressed cowboy riding a Quarter mare, during the rodeo of the Festival de la Doma y el Folclore, Estancia Tacuaty, Misiones, Paraguay, January 2012. No release available.

Kristel Richard / Cowboys rounding up a band of Criollo pure pedigree mares and foals, Estancia Ita Maria, Misiones, Paraguay, January 2012

Kristel Richard / A band of semi-feral Quarter mares and foals running across a creek, Estancia Don Amerigo, Chaco, Paraguay, January 2012

Kristel Richard / A rare East Bulgarian stallion cantering at the Kabiuk National Stud, Shumen, Bulgaria, February 2012

Kristel Richard / An Indian cowboy has lost his balance from a bronc or wild paint horse during the All Indian Rodeo, at the annual Indian Crow Fair, at Crow Agency, near Billings, Montana, USA, August 2011, Sequence 3...

Kristel Richard / A purebred Lusitano stallion galloping in the arena at the Companhia das Lezírias Stud Farm, Samora Correia, Santarém, Portugal, July 2011

Kristel Richard / A purebred Lusitano colt (with his mane and tail cut to mark his first year) trotting in the arena at the Companhia das Lezírias Stud Farm, Samora Correia, Santarém, Portugal, July 2011

Kristel Richard / During the Festa do Colete Encarnado (Red Waistcoat Festival), a bull running festival, a traditionally dressed 'cavalheiro' delivers the 'banderilla' mounted on his Lusitano stallion in the bullring...

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a traditionally dressed estancia owner mounted on his stallion, during the Festa do Colete Encarnado (Red Waistcoat Festival), a bull running festival, in Vila Franca de Xira, District of...

Kristel Richard / A rare Sorraia stallion cantering, Coudelaria Nacional (National Stud Farm), in Alter do Chao, District of Portalegre, Alentejo, Portugal.

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a rare Sorria stallion, Reserva Natural do Cavalo do Sorraia, Alpiarca, District Santarem, Alentejo, Portugal.

Kristel Richard / Wild / feral Dulmen ponies (Equus caballus) herd of mares and foals running on the Duke of Croy's estate, Meerfelder Bruch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, May 2011

Kristel Richard / Wild / feral Dulmen ponies (Equus caballus) close up of herd of mares and foals running on the Duke of Croy's estate, Meerfelder Bruch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, May 2011

Kristel Richard / Wild / feral Dulmen ponies (Equus caballus) close up of herd of mares and foals running on the Duke of Croy's estate, Meerfelder Bruch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, May 2011

Kristel Richard / Wild / feral Dulmen ponies (Equus caballus) herd of mares and foals running on the Duke of Croy's estate, Meerfelder Bruch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, May 2011

Kristel Richard / Wild / feral Dulmen ponies (Equus caballus), two mares on the Duke of Croy's estate, Meerfelder Bruch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, May 2011

Kristel Richard / Konik horses (Equus caballus) - wild Konik filly, Millingerwaard nature reserve, Netherlands, April

Kristel Richard / Konik horses (Equus caballus) - Two wild Konik young colts running one after the other, Millingerwaard nature reserve, Netherlands, April

Kristel Richard / Close-up of the eye of a tobiano Kathiawari stallion, Gujarat, India.

Kristel Richard / Silhouette of two traditionally dressed Indian riders, mounted on Kathiawari mares, backlit at sunset, in Gujarat, India, January 2011, Model released

Kristel Richard / Young police riders training on horses at sunrise, Bhavnagar Police Station, Gujarat, India, January 2011

Kristel Richard / Domestic horse, portrait of Kathiawari colt, Bhavnagar Police Station, Gujarat, India, January 2011

Kristel Richard / Domestic horse, Kathiawari mare and colt with policeman, Bhavnagar Police Station, Gujarat, India, January 2011

Kristel Richard / Feral domestic horses (Equus caballus) wild herd stallion (grey) fighting a bachelor chestnut stallion, Blue Swallow Reserve, near Kaapsehoop, Mpumalanga province / Eastern Transvaal, South Africa, O...

Kristel Richard / A Khampa woman farmer holds two baby Tibetan Mastiffs, near Huangyan, in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Sichuan Province, China, June 2010

Kristel Richard / A Khampa warrior leads his Tibetan horse towards the start of the race, during the horse festival, near Huangyan, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Sichuan Province, China, June 2010

Kristel Richard / The Khampa herdsmen gather to participate in the horse festival, near Huangyan, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Sichuan Province, China, June 2010

Kristel Richard / A Khampa warrior, mounted on his running Tibetan horse, tries to catch white scarves laid out on the ground, during the horse festival, near Huangyan, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the...