Tag: Horses
Milking mares in Son Kul
At sunset the semi-nomadic shepherds of Son Kul gather their livestock. This is the time when the mares are milked to make the famous… [...]
Horses in the wild at Son Kul
On the pastures of Son Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan, horses are left to roam freely all day. They sometimes graze miles away from their owners’ camps. In the evening they… [...]
Three horsemen and a carcass
Three horsemen struggle over a barely visible goat carcass during a game of Kok Boru near Son Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Baudouin de Crozé (France) Find all… [...]
Grouping the herd
At the end of the day, a shepherd gathers his flock, which will spend the night in a pen in Kojomkul, a small Kyrgyz village. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find more… [...]
Horses in the wild
A herd of free-roaming horses graze on the early spring grass of the Kyrgyz steppes. Credit: Antoine Beguier (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
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Charyn Canyon
Not far from Almaty in Kazakhstan, away from the main road, you can see horses grazing to pass the time with an impressive mountain range as a backdrop. Credit: … [...]
Horses in Kyrgyzstan
Maksat explains how important these two horses are for his. For him, life without horses would not be possible in Kyrgyzstan. Credit : Irina Unruh This photo is part… [...]