Cuba's pint-sized cowboys

Not just reserved for the American West, rodeo culture has a long and rich history in Cuba

David Obregon works to lasso a goat for milking at his parents farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba.
(Image credit: The Associated Press)
Jackie Friedman
By Jackie Friedman, Lauren Hansen
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(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)Cattle ranching and rodeo culture actually have a rich history in Cuba. Colonizing Spaniards introduced cattle to Cuba as far back as the 1500s. Herding skills, cowbo)

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: The Associated Press)

David Obregon learns to ride a calf. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

Jackie Friedman
Jackie Friedman

Jackie Friedman is the assistant photo editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the photojournalism program at Kent State University and now lives in New York.

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