Iranian nomad horserider woman, Hamideh Farzalizadeh warms up her horse, "Khoroush" for the race during "Nomads Arasbaran cultural festival" in Gharah Ghayah village in East-Azarbaijan province northwestern Iran near the border with the country of Azerbaijan, 18 May 2007. The women's horse race was a centrepiece of a festival celebrating the skills of the region's nomads in the remote village of Gharah Ghayah, tucked away in the lush moutains of northwestern Iran. Getty Images logo Getty Images 30 months ago

Iranian nomad horserider woman, Hamideh Farzalizadeh warms up her horse, "Khoroush" for the race during "Nomads Arasbaran cultural festival" in Gharah Ghayah village in East-Azarbaijan province northwestern Iran near the border with the country of Azerbaijan, 18 May 2007. The women's horse race was a centrepiece of a festival celebrating the skills of the region's nomads in the remote village of Gharah Ghayah, tucked away in the lush moutains of northwestern Iran.

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