Haflinger mares with their foals run during this years's first turn-out to grass at Europe's largest Haflinger stud-farmin Meura, central Germany. Around 300 Haflinger horses are living there.
Horses walk freely on a deserted road during nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak in Kolkata.
Horses run in the fourth race at Santa Anita Park in front of empty stands, in Arcadia, California. While most of the sports world is idled by the coronavirus pandemic, horse racing runs on.
Jockeys ride their horses as they compete in the 5th edition of the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby 2020 at the Mahalaxmi race course in Mumbai.
Jockeys ride their horses as they compete in the 5th edition of the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby 202o at the Mahalaxmi race course in Mumbai.
War hammer horse ridden by jockey Suraj Narredu during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby 2020 at the Mahalaxmi race course in Mumbai. Narredu won the race.
Handlers walk back with their horses after a training session ahead of the Indian Derby at Mahalaxmi Race Course, in Mumbai.
In this undated photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rides a white horse to climb Mount Paektu, North Korea.
In this undated photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rides a white horse to climb Mount Paektu, North Korea.
Racegoers arrive for a windy start to day one of the Goodwood Festival horse racing in Chichester, England. The five day society festival known as Glorious Goodwood attracts top runners and riders to the horse race event.
A competitor is thrown from his horse while participating in the Bareback Bronc Riding at the Beaver Creek Rodeo Series in Avon, Colo.
Jimmie Smith, of McDade, Texas, rides during barrel racing rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary.
Racegoers shelter from the rain with their umbrellas and plastic raincoats on the second day of the annual Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England.
A Nepalese cavalry horse is decorated for the Ghode Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. The 'Ghode Jatra' is an annual horse festival celebrated on the Nepal Cavalry grounds in Kathmandu, which marks the defeat of a Hindu demon. The president of Nepal, diplomats, top officials and civilians all gather to watch 106 horses and more than 200 soldiers display warfare techniques which are believed to keep the demon away. The preparations of this event start three months prior, when a dedicated team of soldiers spend days bonding with the animals, by feeding and grooming the horses.
Racegoer Viv Jenna poses for the media ahead of Ladies Day of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse, England.
Racegoers Amy Brown, left, and Jessica Carpenter pose for the media ahead of Ladies Day of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse, England.
The home stretch race track is empty at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Extensive testing of the dirt track is under way at eerily quiet Santa Anita, where the deaths of 21 thoroughbreds in two months has forced the indefinite cancellation of horse racing and thrown the workaday world of trainers, jockeys and horses into disarray.
Silvia from Jersey poses with her dogs Charles, left, and Camilla, right, on the frozen lake on the second weekend of the White Turf races in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Raphael Lingg on Filou, second from left, is on his way to win the GP Christoffel Bau Trophy, on the frozen lake on the second weekend of the White Turf races in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Jockeys ride their horses as they compete in the Indian Derby 2019 at the Mahalaxmi race course in Mumbai. The derby is one of India's prestigious racing events.
Villagers ride during an Epiphany celebration horse race in Pietrosani, Romania. According to the local traditions, following a religious service, villagers have their horses blessed with holy water then compete in a race.
Horses are tied to lifeguard booths on the beach in Malibu, California. Wildfires are burning in both Southern and Northern California.
Lanfranco Dettori celebrates as he rides Enable to victory in the Breeders' Cup Turf horse race at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Ky.
People enjoy tonga ride to visit various monuments as part of the City Walk programme organised by Youth Hostel Association of India, in Bhopal.
Festively decorated horses participate in the traditional costume and riflemen's parade at the second day of the 185th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany.
Two horses wear protection against flies and sunlight in their paddock in Neu Anspach near Frankfurt, Germany.
Asian Games medal winners Army equestrians Rakesh Kumar, Jitendra Singh and Ashish Malik being welcomed at the RVC Center Meerut.
Ponies arrive on shore during the annual Pony Swim in Chincoteague, Virginia.. The ponies traveled from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island during "slack tide" when there is little current.
Race enthusiast at the counters to put their bets at the Kingfisher Ultra Derby 2018 at Race Course in Bengaluru.
Clayton Biglow, of California, rides Sheer Ice during bareback rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta.
Racegoers react as they watch a race on the second day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England.
Racegoers pose for photographers on the second day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England.
A racegoer poses for photographers on the second day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England.
Racegoers pose for photographers on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England.
Dash Of Spice ridden by jockey Silvestre de Sousa coming home to win the Investec Out Of The Ordinary Handicap during derby day of the 2018 Investec Derby Festival at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Britain.
Masar ridden by jockey William Buick coming home to win the Investec Derby during derby day of the 2018 Investec Derby Festival at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Britain.
Queen Elizabeth II with racing manager John Warren during derby day of the 2018 Investec Derby Festival at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Britain.
Wild horses raise dust in Duelmen, Germany, when they are driven together that young men can separate the young stallions from one of Europe's last herd of wild horses.
In this photo wild horses are driven in Duelmen, Germany, that young men can separate the young stallions from one of Europe's last herds of wild horses. About 400 native breed horses are left to find food and shelter, must cope with illness and death. Only once a year they have direct contact with humans when the young stallions are caught from the flock, that was first mentioned in chronicles 700 years ago.
Justify with Mike Smith atop wins the the 143rd Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico race course in Baltimore.
A masked horseman rides through the street during the "Cavalhadas" festival in Pirenopolis, Goias state, Brazil. The tradition of the masked horsemen's festival was brought to Brazil in the 1800s by a Portuguese priest to celebrate the "Holy Spirit" and to commemorate the medieval victory of Iberian Christian knights over the Moors.
Mike Smith rides Justify to victory during the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mike Smith rides Justify to victory during the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
A rider gesture to the Haflinger horses during this years's first turn-out to grass at Europe's largest Haflinger stud-farm in Meura, Germany.
Haflinger horses run in front of the spectators during this years's first turn-out to grass at Europe's largest Haflinger stud-farm in Meura, Germany. More than 300 Haflinger horses are living there.
Female racegoers pose for a selfie during Ladies Day of the 2018 Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, England.
A festive decorated horse is on its way to get blessing for men and beasts at the St. George church in Traunstein, Germany.
Republican senate candidate Roy Moore and his wife Kayla Moore ride horses to a polling station to cast their votes in Alabama's special Senate election in Gallant, Alabama.
Racegoers arrive before the race of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia.
Setsuna, right, wins Race 1 before the running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia.
A model poses during a fashion competition titled "Fashions On The Field" ahead of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia.
A troupe charges and fire their rifles loaded with gunpowder during a national competition for Tabourida, a traditional horse riding show also known as Fantasia, in El Jadida, Morocco.
We are lucky; we got universal adult suffrage along with independence. But half of Britons—womenfolk—had to wait till 1921. The struggle was tough and bloody, and suffragists like Emmeline Pankhurst had to face a brutish state. The militant Emily Wilding Davison chose a dramatic martyrdom—throwing herself in front of a racing horse at the Epsom Derby on June 4, 1913. Her epitaph? “Deeds not Words”.
Cloud Computing, left, ridden by Javier Castellano, wins the 142nd Preakness Stakes horse race ahead of Classic Empire, ridden by Julien Leparoux, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
In this image made with a tilt-shift lens, John Velazquez rides Always Dreaming to victory in the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Nepalese army soldiers demonstrate their horse riding skills during the Ghode Jatra festival, an annual horse festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. According to legend, the festival is held to celebrate the victory over a demon named Tundi and people believe that the clamor of horses' hooves during the festival keeps the demon's spirit away.
Nihangs display their horse riding stunts during the last day of Hola Mohalla festival in Anandpur Sahib.
A horse rider in action during Tent Pegging and Show Jumping show at Punjab Armed Police training Center, in Jalandhar.
A horse falls as villagers compete in a traditional Epiphany celebration horse race in Pietrosani, Romania. According to the local Epiphany traditions, following a religious service, villagers have their horses blessed with Holy water then compete in a race.
Afghan horse riders compete for the goat during a friendly buzkashi match on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Buzkashi is a traditional and the national sport of Afghanistan, where players compete to place a goat carcass into a goal circle. It was banned during the Taliban rule.
Russian President Vladimir Putin feeds Przewalski's horses in a reserve for wild horses near the Urals city of Orenburg, about 1300 kilometers (800 miles) southeast of Moscow, Russia.
Mongolian horsemen ride across a field during a shortened version of a Naadam festival, a traditional Mongolian cultural and sporting event, held during the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Mario Gutierrez celebrates after riding Nyquist to victory during the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky
Fabian Xaver Weissmeier on Mateur, second from left, wins the Prize Wroclaw Euroean Capital of Culture 2016 on the frozen Lake St. Moritz on the second weekend of the White Turf races in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
In this Monday, December 7, 2015 photo, a veterinary technician feeds a horse at the Hebrew University's Koret School of Veterinary Medicine in Rishon Lezion, Israel. Veterinarians at the hospital operate on about two dozen horses a month and rely on elaborate tools and an army of volunteers to safely treat animals that can weigh more than 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms).
Jockey David Noonan falls from Steady Eddie at the first fence during a hurdle race at Doncaster Racecourse in Doncaster England.
Third place went to Camel Ardah, as it called in Oman – one of the traditional styles of camel racing
A South American cowboy known as a gaucho tries not to be thrown off a wild horse during the Criolla del Prado rodeo in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Jockey Suraj Narredu after winning the Indian Derby 2015 at the Mahalaxmi race course in Mumbai.
A handler bathes a horse after a training session ahead of the Indian Derby in Mumbai. The Indian Derby, which will be held on Sunday February 1, 2015, is one of India's prestigious racing events.
Australia, left, ridden by Joseph O'Brien races to the finish to win the Epsom Derby, followed by Kingston Hill ridden by Andrea Atzeni, right, at Epsom racecourse, England.
A South American cowboy and the wild horse he rides on, fall during a rodeo organized as part of Holy Week celebrations in Montevideo, Uruguay. The rodeo is one of the main attractions during Easter, also known as Tourism Week or Semana Criolla in Uruguay.
Runner-up Katharina Offel of Ukraine, riding Charlie, clears a barrier during the Longines Grand Prix as part of the Hong Kong Masters equestrian international jumping competition in Hong Kong.
Anika Svenska laughs as she holds onto her hat as she poses for the media on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, centre right, makes her way away from the media to the Royal Enclosure on the first day the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses for the media on the first day the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses for the media on the first day the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England.
In this image made with a specialty lens, horses make their way around turn one during the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
Chairman of the United Breweries Group (UB), Chairman Vijay Mallya during the Premier Indian Derby 2013 at the Mahalaxmi race course in Mumbai.
Yane Marques, of Brazil, pats her horse Over The Odds after completing the course in the equestrian show jumping stage of the women's modern pentathlon at the 2012 Olympics, in London.
Katharina Dietrich from Germany puts on shoes with horse signs during the Dubai World Cup horse race, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Cloud Nine Seems So Far Away Understandable that the sonorous applause that rent the air during the McDowell Signature Indian Derby at the Mahalaxmi race course elicited a smile from Vijay Mallya. The roar of jet engines wasn’t about to.
Villagers speed on horse back during Epiphany celebrations outside Harsova, Romania. As part of the local Epiphany customs, following the religious service, villagers get their horses blessed with the Holy water and then compete in a race.
A horse makes his way through the early morning fog at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. Opening Day for racing at the course is not until Nov 25, 2010.
