Horsemen known as yegüerizos take part in the traditional saca de las yeguas (collecting of horses) in Doñana national park, near the coast in south-western Spain. The annual event, which has been running since 1504, involves collecting semi-wild horses, which are herded to Almonte town to be cleaned, branded and blessed by a priest before being sold. Horses that are not sold are returned to the park and freed to roam until the next year,

Photograph: Alberto Diaz


Wild horses being rounded up.
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