A trio of horses stands on a wind-whipped plain in Chilean Patagonia. First brought to Patagonia by Spanish settlers, horses have become as much a part of the landscape here as the Andes and the pampas. Gauchos have bred a strong, sure-footed breed called the criollo to herd livestock, and hundreds of these hardy horses now roam wild through the region's prairies and valleys.
Peter Essick
