Awe-inspiring pictures show herd of white Camargue horses charging through Rhone River in southern France
THESE incredible photos show a herd of horses powering through a river in images which capture the true wonder of nature.
The 20-strong group of rare Camargue horses are pictured charging into the Rhone in rural southern France.
Their owner is seen trying in vain to keep up with the beautiful beasts as they gallop through the Camargue forest.
New York-based photographer Marjorie Neu, 79, says she put herself at risk to capture the snaps adding: “They are running towards me, and it’s scary.
“But there is beauty and excitement when you see the horses, and are able to create a scene that’s memorable.”
Although they are small horses, normally growing to only 13 hands, they are stocky and robust and are used to round up bulls.
They are never stabled as they can survive the bitter winter cold as well as the region’s scorching hot summers.
Camargues are the breed of horse Napoleon rode into battle and they have been around for more than 5,000 years.
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Dark brown in their infancy, they turn start to turn white around the time they reach three.
The Rhone is the only major European river that flows directly into the Mediterranean sea, beginning hundreds of miles north in the Swiss Alps.
Its thick, milky colour, which can be seen splashing up around the herd, is characteristic of rivers that begin in the mountains.