Watch grown men get dragged through muddy paddy fields during this intense cow race in Indonesia's West Sumatra.

Cow racing, known locally as "pacu jawi,” is a thrilling tradition that has been around for hundreds of years in Indonesia and celebrates the end of the rice harvest season.

Footage from the Newsflare archive filmed in Payakumbuh in April 2016 shows competitors getting dragged through a muddy paddy field as they cling onto a charging female cow.

The action-packed race uses a knockout system to find the winner and prizes typically include motorbikes, money and gold coins.