Robert HardingOn the remote plains of Western Mongolia eagle hunters demonstrate their art at this incredible annual festival, the ‘rodeo of eagle hunting’. Hunting using Golden Eagles has been a feature of Kazakh culture for centuries. Hair-raising horse competitions, such as one in which a rider must pick up flowers from the ground while galloping, also feature in this event.
Eagle-Hunters at the Bayan-Olgii eagle hunting festival Western Mongolia
Kazakhs on horses, participants of Golden Eagle Festival, Mongolia
Eagle-Hunter at the Bayan-Olgii eagle hunting festival Western Mongolia
Tenge-il game, horseman catching flowers on the ground while galloping, Golden Eagle Festival, Mongolia