The importance of the Pantaneiro horse for the man who lives in the field, creating and working the cattle, is evident and it is an interface of pantanal everyday life, still little studied, under the specific perspective of science. The text brings information from the literature and from interviews with pedestrians, trainers and owners of horses raised in a semi-extensive system in the Pantanal.

1. Animal roles
2. Animals in culture
3. Brazil
4. Cattle
5. Horseback riding
6. Horses
7. Horses behavior.
8. Human-animal interactions
9. Human-animal relationships
10. Mammals
11. panta
12. Pet ownership
13. Pets and companion animals
14. Working animals