1 / 3   A gaucho rides an untamed horse during Creole week celebrations in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 27, 2018./VCG Photo

2 / 3   The gaucho resembling members of other 19th-century rural, horse-based cultures, is a national symbol in some countries like Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Uruguay. /VCG Photo

3 / 3   Essential attributes of the gaucho is that they are skilled, proud and brave horsemen. “A man without a horse is like a man without legs”, William Henry Hudson, a naturalist born in Argentina, said in his book "Green Mansions". /VCG Photo