Right at the heart of Tuscany, one of Italy's most popular holiday resort areas, lies Italy's Wild West - the Maremma region.
Hundreds of cattle graze peacefully in the meadows, protected by genuine European cowboys, the butteri. For nearly 2000 years, the life and work of these cowboys has remained unchanged: herding the cattle, moving to different pastures, separating out the calves, branding them, weighing the younger animals and all of this in all weathers.
The cowboy's only life assurance is his horse.
