A wrangler performs yoga-esque poses atop a horse at the Doma India horse taming school in San Luis, Argentina.
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A wrangler performs yoga-esque poses atop a horse at the Doma India horse taming school in San Luis, Argentina.
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According to co-founder of the school, Cristobal Scarpati, the practice is not equine yoga but a series of skills and philosophies passed down by the local indigenous population.
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According to co-founder of the school, Cristobal Scarpati, the practice is not equine yoga but a series of skills and philosophies passed down by the local indigenous population.
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Scarpati, pictured here playing with a horse at the school, grew up in San Luis -- a mountain town at the base of the Sierras de Cordoba range.
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Scarpati, pictured here playing with a horse at the school, grew up in San Luis -- a mountain town at the base of the Sierras de Cordoba range.
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The school was founded by the Scarpati family. Here a young Cristobal and his father Oscar tend to two horses.
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The school was founded by the Scarpati family. Here a young Cristobal and his father Oscar tend to two horses.
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"I've never done yoga," Cristobal Scarpati told CNN. "But now people tell me a little about it I actually think there are many points of connection."
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"I've never done yoga," Cristobal Scarpati told CNN. "But now people tell me a little about it I actually think there are many points of connection."
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Doma India aims to tame horses that are troublesome, untrusting or insecure. Here, Oscar Scarpati displays his confidence in the school's methods by sitting on the ground as a horse towers above him.
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Doma India aims to tame horses that are troublesome, untrusting or insecure. Here, Oscar Scarpati displays his confidence in the school's methods by sitting on the ground as a horse towers above him.
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In local communities, it was traditionally a way for tribal horse experts to display their union with the animals and show off their skills.
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In local communities, it was traditionally a way for tribal horse experts to display their union with the animals and show off their skills.
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According to Cristobal Scarpati, interacting with horses can also have a calming effect on people.
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According to Cristobal Scarpati, interacting with horses can also have a calming effect on people.
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He says horses and people all experience similar emotions, such as empathy, affection, respect and solidarity.
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He says horses and people all experience similar emotions, such as empathy, affection, respect and solidarity.
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The Scarpatis' aim is to connect with horses "on their frequency in the frequency of nature."
The philosophy of Doma India —
The Scarpatis' aim is to connect with horses "on their frequency in the frequency of nature."
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