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Cowboys try to hold down a cow to milk it as they participate in the wild cow milking competition of the El Dorado Rupinini Rodeo in Lethem, southeastern Guyana, April 23. The origins of the Rupinini Rodeo go back to the middle of the last century when Guyanese cowboys competed against each other at their separate ranches in the various skills.

Rupinini Rodeo tests Guyanese cowboys

I have photographed many rodeos in the Midwest, but wild cow milking is new to me.

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