Turkey's Cappadocia: The land of fine horses

Cappadocia, which means the "land of fine horses" in old Persian, is famous for its fairy chimneys. Tourists who would like to escape the stress of their hectic lives can follow the traces of history while wandering around Cappadocia's millions-of-years-old volcanic valleys and carved churches on horseback.

A man leads a trek through the volcanic landscape near Göreme, Turkey, Sept. 16, 2018.

A man feeds a horse at a ranch in the Görkündere Valley near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 9, 2017.

A horse trekking guide leads a group of tourists through the volcanic landscape in Cappadocia, Turkey, Nov. 8, 2017.

A man changes horse's shoes at a ranch in the Görkündere Valley near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 9, 2017.

A man changes horse's shoes at a ranch in the Görkündere Valley near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 9, 2017.

A man enjoys a gallop on his ranch in the Görkündere Valley near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 12, 2017.

A man pats a horse near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 9, 2017.

A horse ranch is nestled amongst the fairy chimneys in a valley near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 10, 2017.

Horses from the Lucky Horse Ranch run wild in the Görkündere Valley near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 12, 2017.

A man looks on at a horse ranch in the Görkündere Valley near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 10, 2017.

A man attempts to rope wild Anatolian horses as part of the process of breaking them before putting them to work on a ranch near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 11, 2017.

A horse trekking guide leads a group of tourists through the volcanic landscape in Cappadocia, Turkey, Nov. 8, 2017.

A man pats a horse near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 9, 2017.

A man feeds horses at a ranch in the Görkündere Valley near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 10, 2017.

Riders pass through the volcanic landscape near Göreme, Turkey, Nov. 11, 2017.