A jockey competes in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. The event, which also celebrates the rice harvest, dates back to the buffalo trade in Chonburi, once the commercial centre of Thailand's east. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A jockey competes in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A jockey competes in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Jockeys compete in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Jockeys compete in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Jockeys compete in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Jockeys compete in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Jockeys compete in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A jockey competes in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Farmers hold as a buffalo jumps in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A jockey competes in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A water buffalo is seen before the start of Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A farmer leads a decorated buffalo as he arrives for Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Jockeys compete in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A jockey competes in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A jockey competes in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Jockeys compete in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Jockeys compete in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand October 26, 2015. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A Thai jockey rides his buffalo during a competition at the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand, 26 October 2015. The water buffalo racing festival is held annually in October among rice farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of Buddhist Lent. (Photo by Narong Sangnak/EPA)





Thai jockeys competing in the annual water buffalo race cross the finish line in Chonburi Province south of Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, October 26, 2015. The annual race is a celebration among rice farmers before harvest. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)





A Thai jockey competes during an annual water buffalo race in Chonburi Province, south of Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, October 26, 2015. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)