It’s a centuries-old tradition in the Spanish village about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Madrid that takes place every year to honor St. Anthony the Abbott, the patron saint of animals.

To protect them, hours before the show starts, riders wrap their horses' tails in fire-resistant tape and braid their manes. Some apply a glaze on the animals' mane to prevent them from burning as ...

SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, Spain (AP) — On a chilly January night, hundreds of people gathered on the steep and narrow cobblestoned streets of San Bartolome de Pinares — population 500 — to ...

To protect them, hours before the show starts, riders wrap their horses' tails in fire-resistant tape and braid their manes. Some apply a glaze on the animals' mane to prevent them from burning as ...

(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) A man braids the horse’s tail before a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16 ...