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A gaucho rides an unbroken horse during the annual celebration of Criolla Week in Montevideo, Uruguay, on March 25, 2013.
Throughout Easter Week gauchos, the Latin American equivalent of the North American cowboy, from all over Uruguay and neighboring Argentina and Brazil visit Montevideo to compete for the award of best rider.
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Racehorse Black Caviar, left, relaxes in the shallows of Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia on March 20, 2013.
The Australian Thoroughbred, described as "freakishly talented" by The Racing Post, is aiming to win her 24th straight race on Friday night.
A sell-out crowd of 25,000 is expected at Melbourne's Moonee Valley racecourse to witness the much-anticipated race, according to The Telegraph.
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A man rides a horse through a bonfire on January 16 in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. In honor of San Anton, the patron saint of animals, horses are riden through the bonfires on the night before the official day of honoring animals in Spain.
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A man drinks wine near a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain.
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People ride horses through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares.
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A child looks at a bonfire on January 16, 2013 in San Bartolome de Pinares
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A horse grazes in a pasture in early morning fog caused by frost-producing overnight temperatures in Chia, on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, on Jan. 9. In Colombia's highlands, crops are prone to freeze damage in the first few months of the year when temperatures are high during the day but drop below zero at night.
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Horses walk back to the stable after training in preparation for the 2012 Breeder's Cup at Santa Anita Park on October 31, 2012 in Arcadia, California.
Read more about Saturday's runners and riders in NBC Sports' preview of the top five Breeder's Cup storylines.
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A potential bidder views a foal at the Magic Millions sales complex on Australia's Gold Coast during an auction of Broodmares from Patinack Farm, the horse racing stud owned by mining magnate Nathan Tinkler, on October 30, 2012.
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Nathan Tinkler's rise from obscure electrician to mining magnate, sports club owner and champion of a rejuvenated Australian industrial town could be unravelling.
Reuters reports — With a cry of "cheap as old boots" from the auctioneer, the hammer came down at A$5,000 ($5,200) on the first broodmare to open a three-day auction of 350 horses from the stables of faltering mining magnate Nathan Tinkler.
Tinkler's rise from pit electrician to Australia's youngest billionaire has hit a hurdle, with creditors circling his stable of mining, sports and racing businesses, and he is raising funds with the out-of-season sale that began on Tuesday.
His 19.4 percent stake in Australia's biggest independent coal miner Whitehaven Coal, which represents the bulk of his wealth, is heavily leveraged and has shrunk considerably in line with falling coal prices. Read the full story.
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An auctioneer at the Magic Millions sales complex on Australia's Gold Coast brings his hammer down during an auction of Broodmares from Patinack Farm on October 30, 2012.
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Susan Gell and Roy Rodgers exercise their horse, Shoshoni, in Loch Lomond on Sept. 19 in Luss, Scotland.
Susan Gell and Roy Rodgers exercise their horse, Shoshoni, in Loch Lomond on Wednesday in Luss, Scotland. Roy and Susan both live on Inchtavannaich Island on Loch Lomond and regularly take their horses to the mainland for exercise by letting the horse swim across the water. Loch Lomond is the largest freshwater loch in Scotland with about thirty islands.
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Susan Gell and Roy Rodgers exercise their horse, Shoshoni, in Loch Lomond on Sept. 19 in Luss, Scotland.
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Susan Gell walks with a horse near Loch Lomond on Sept. 19 in Luss, Scotland.
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A horse, a boxer and a podenco — also known as an Andalusian hound — are silhouetted in Marinaleda, southern Spain, August 15, 2012.
See more great animal images in the Animal Tracks slideshow.
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A man leads a horse into the water to bathe as Palestinians enjoy a summer day at the beach in the west of Gaza City, Gaza Strip on August 12, 2012.
See more seasonal images in our summertime living slideshow.
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Riders compete in the traditonal Duhner Wattrennen mudflats horse race in Cuxhaven, northern Germany on Sunday. More than 30,000 spectators were expected to attend the six-hour spectacle.
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Jockey Dirk Jan Hofer is covered with mud after his race on 'Amazing Boy' at the Duhnen tideland races in Duhnen near Cuxhaven.
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Participants of the Duhnen tideland race speed on their sulkies through the mud in Duhnen near Cuxhaven, northern German.
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A participant of the Duhnen tideland race trots with his horse through the mud in Duhnen near Cuxhaven.
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An unidentified Animal Care and Control Team member awaits transportation of a horse that was found abandoned in a residential area on Wednesday, June 13, in Philadelphia. Two horses were reported left astray and were collected and were taken away for care.
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Officer Todd Oandasan along with the Animal Care and Control Team members attach a lead to a horse in a residential area on Wednesday, June 13, in Philadelphia. Two horses were reported left astray and were collected by officials.
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An unidentified Animal Care and Control Team member comforts one of the two horses found abandoned in a residential area on Wednesday, June 13, in Philadelphia. The horses were transported to a facility for care.
From NBC Philadelphia.com : Two horses were found tied to a fence in a lot near the intersection of 7th and Diamond Streets in North Philadelphia on Wednesday morning.The SPCA told NBC10 it received a call about the horses a few days ago, but when investigators arrived, the horses were gone.
The SPCA received another call about the animals on Wednesday morning and when they responded they found the horses in the lot. Continue reading this story here.
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Captain Owen Beynon Brown of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery introduces his dog 'Lord Percy' to 'Tango' the horse prior to an inspection in Hyde Park in preparation for 2012 State Ceremonial on April 19, in London, England.
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Gunner Callum Fretwell of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery strokes 'Tango' the horse, prior to an inspection in Hyde Park in preparation for 2012 State Ceremonial on April 19, in London, England.
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Members of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery prepare for an inspection in Hyde Park in preparation for 2012 State Ceremonial on April 19, in London, England.
The King's Troop, based in Wellington Barracks in central London, will take part in several ceremonial roles in 2012 including the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Trooping the Colour and the London 2012 Olympics. 54 riders, 72 horses and 6 guns from the King's Troop took part in the Major General's Inspection in Hyde Park's 'Cavalry training Ground' to prepare for the firing of a Royal Salute to mark the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on April 21, 2012.
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Gunner Danielle Hamilton, right, from the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, is helped with her uniform by colleagues at Wellington Barracks in London, on April 19.
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Members of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery polish their boots prior to an inspection in Hyde Park in preparation for 2012 State Ceremonial on April 19, in London, England.
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Gunner Danielle Hamilton prepares a horse for an inspection parade of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery at Wellington Barracks in London, on April 19.
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