Rapa das Bestas: shearing the wild horses of north-west Spain(1/3)

Spectacular images show Spanish villagers wrestling with and grabbing the wild animals during Rapa Das Bestas. The traditional three-day festival, which means 'Shearing of the Beasts' - has been held in Spain for some 400 years. Horses are brought down from the mountains and kept in a pen before men try to mark them and trim their manes. (Photo/Agencies)

Spectacular images show Spanish villagers wrestling with and grabbing the wild animals during Rapa Das Bestas. The traditional three-day festival, which means 'Shearing of the Beasts' - has been held in Spain for some 400 years. Horses are brought down from the mountains and kept in a pen before men try to mark them and trim their manes. (Photo/Agencies)

Spectacular images show Spanish villagers wrestling with and grabbing the wild animals during Rapa Das Bestas. The traditional three-day festival, which means 'Shearing of the Beasts' - has been held in Spain for some 400 years. Horses are brought down from the mountains and kept in a pen before men try to mark them and trim their manes. (Photo/Agencies)