A gardian (lit. 'guardian') is a mounted cattle herdsman in the Camargue delta in Provence, southern France. The work is akin to that of the Mexican charro, the North American cowboy, the Tuscan buttero or the Portuguese campino. Gardians ride Camargue horses.
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Gardians (Cowboy) in traditional dress at Méjanes, in Arles, France.
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Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze (Gard, France) - Camargue horse ridden by a male equestrian (gardian)
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Triage des taureaux de la manade "Franco-Russe" (d'après le nom inscrit sur le char à taureaux), ava...