Guía dos Curros de Galicia

Synopsis of Guía dos Curros de Galicia

«Guía dos Curros de Galicia» is the tourist guide by Herminio Pose Nieto, published by Edicións Xerais in paperback (184 pages, in Galician).

The first bibliographic work devoted to curros, Galician social gatherings where horses are bred in the wild. It traces the history of the pure Galician horse, now endangered, and describes the twenty-one curros held in Galicia with practical details: calendar, times, location, access and services. It includes maps, photographs and tips for visiting them, plus criteria for assessing each curro by tradition, facilities and livestock management.

Work by veterinarian Herminio Pose Nieto with photographs by Eduardo Castro, published in the Xerais Tematic Guides collection.

For those interested in Galician culture and traditions, rural tourism and breeding the pure Galician horse.