Horse Blog

If you're visiting the foothill towns of Italy, check out the Palio in Sienna.

However, Siena has its own share of action. Once a year, its quiet streets will suddenly erupt into screams and shouts, during the days leading to the annual bareback horse race. It’s traditional for the neighborhoods to compete against each other, and bands march through the “enemy’s” territory and challenge them to a race. The people of Siena are excellent horsemen and as you watch them riding bareback on near-wild stallions, you’ll think that running with the bulls is child’s play.

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