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Thursday, November 04, 2010

Rejoneo Bullfighting on Horseback

Rejoneo Bullfighting on Horseback


I love this photo because of the horse's expression as he's trying to bite the bull.  These horses have to be aggressive.

This is a pretty neat website that goes into the history of "Rejoneo", or bullfighting horses.  A bit down the page the author mentions that reining, dressage, and what we would call cutting horse training were all intertwined in the training of these horses.

Getting your horse to take the bit

  When I started my first horse from a youngster, I made the mistake of shoving the bit against his teeth to get him to open his mouth.  Thi...