I'm an animal lover, but being in Venezuela in Carnival I thought it was foolish to miss a corrida. This was a once of experience, it's nice to experience it for a while but now that I've watched it I think it's quite cruel and unfair to the bull. Before the torero starts fighting with the bull, the bull is already heavily injured by the person on the horse inserting a spear in its neck thus making the bull a much easier target. I don't regret going but wouldn't go again.

Any excuse is good for dancing here in South America, even before the corrida there has to be some dance. So before the games being some Flamenco dances hit the dust and gave a brief colourful show.

 

 

Before each fight this man displays the bull details. Isn't he like one of those boxing chicks with the round number plaque?

 

 

 

 

The first step is to circle the bull and stick in these fancy sticks in his back.

 

 

 

 

 

Then the man on the guarded house comes out and hits the bull in the back with the long spear. The bull usually tries to attack the poor horse who's blindfolded and guarded by the heavy shield.

 

 

 

 

This is the result of the spear attack. No wonder the bull doesn't have a good chance to win after being injured like this.

 

 

 

 

After the whole charade the fight with the torero starts. This particular torero was the best from the other 3 that were fighting. One of them was an idiot and his even kicked off his shoe and it flew away. Then the same one got hit by the bull and then the bull stepped on him.

 

 

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