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The Spanish-American Guachos [sic] catching wild horses, in the Falkland Islands, 1856. Depiction of '...the mode in which the wild horses are caught in the Falkland Islands by the Spanish-American Gauchos, who are chiefly employed in cattle-farming operations. Taking in his hand two or three stone or lead balls, attached each to the end of a strong cord, the other ends of which are fastened together, the Gaucho gives chase on horseback to the wild animals, swinging the balls round his head in a circle, and, when near enough, he throws them at the hind legs of the horse he selects. The balls, by the centrifugal force, twist round the legs of the animal, who rolls over and is immediately secured'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.