The csikos, Hungarian: csikós, is the mounted horse-herdsman of Hungary. The csikos tradition is closely associated with the Hungarian puszta

Puszta

Puszta is a steppe biome on the Great Hungarian Plain around the River Tisza in the eastern part of Hungary as well as on the western part of Hungary and in the Austrian Burgenland. The Hungarian puszta is an enclave of the Eurasian Steppe....

, in recent times particularly in the environs of Debrecen

Debrecen

Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...

 and Hortobágy

Hortobágy

Hortobágy is both the name of a village in Hajdú-Bihar county and an 800 km² national park in Eastern Hungary, rich with folklore and cultural history. The park, a part of the Alföld , was designated as a national park in 1973 , and elected among the World Heritage sites in 1999...

, and in the Hortobágy National Park. It is also closely linked to the Nonius

Nonius (horse)

The Nonius, or Nóniusz, is a horse breed named after its Anglo-Norman foundation sire. The breed was developed at the Imperial Stud at Mezőhegyes, Hungary by careful linebreeding. Originally bred to serve as a light draft and utility horse for Hungary's military, the breed became a useful...

breed of horse, for which one of the two principal breeding centres is the Máta Stud, some 3 kilometres from Hortobágy.