Training bullfighting!

[megantw1]

he's got great cow sense like a good cutting horse! no wonder he has quarter horse in him. not a fan of bull fighting at all, but he is a beautiful specimen of a horse!

[shadymag07]

Merlin is the bomb! So cool  moves like fred Astaire!

[Shazzy172]

What a great job that guy has running around with a fake bull, it looks so fun if I got offered the job I would so take it

[1991antuan]

ITS IT POSIBLE TO BUY ONE OF THIS JACQUES BONIERES HORSES AND HOW?

[cinnaminismypony]

I would totally take a job as the person running around with a fake bull.

[blackcherryglitter]

LOL that guy in the beginning running around with that "trainee bull" shall we say must be really tierd after all that chasing! But i love how that bull just stands there and is like ".... yer, hi... whatever" LOL

[csltnv]

Does anyone know the song or artist?



[csltnv]

Does anyone know the song or artist?

[ModelHorse8]

These idiots can go to hell. Killing gods precious creations for a sport.

They should be locked up forever,and God will eventually catch up with them.>.>

[theepona1]

@ModelHorse8 - this tradition has been going on for centuries, I don't think "god" cares.

[ModelHorse8]

@theepona1 yeah I think god cares. And it's cruel,actually. How would you like to be that bull being stabbed in the back and drowning in your own blood?

[londerosa]

@theepona1 Actually He does care. He said so. "A righteous man regards the life of his animal,

But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel." Proverbs 12:10 Personally I believe in a just God, and that all those who inflict pain and suffering on an animal in the name of "sport" will, unless they repent, suffer every iota of pain they have caused.

[vaquero7x]

Bravario, then this horse is an Azteca horse!!

[bridlelessgirl]

Omg!! JB! We have a friend who got his horse out of a mexican drug trade and he has the same JB on his hindquaters! Soo his name is JB!

[UFCtrainer]

we breed QH here , 2 mile high , know the bulls come from BASQUE  land , ...

[Bravario]

actually Merlin is not just a pure Lusitano, just 7/8 he is part QH also ;)

[AZZUL5986]

,Merlin is a lusitano not a pre (spanish) horse.

[SAACAAS]

@AZZUL5986 PRE and Lusitano (Iberian) are sons of the same Breed (Andalusian, Spaniard). The Berbers introduced the horses in Iberia from Andalusia.

[nsu4]

wow...what a horse .....its so nice to see a rider and and a horse that works so great together.would love to see this sport in the usa .....wow

[pirouette987]

I get in tears every time I see this, but for a different reason. Tearing sideways is pretty hard on tendons and ligaments, it takes a pretty fearful horse to tear around like that, and bullfighting is a blood sport.

[troyskippy]

The spanish Bull "el Toro Bravo" is breeded to fight. There is no comparation with any bull used for Cutting or working Cowhorse. This bulls will not turn back, they go for the horse. A Horse for Bullfights of course should not be afraid, like the Cutting Horse he should have a cowsense and beeing very very courage. I don t know if Horses are afraid, i think the problem is they can t understand the danger..

[NandiniJT]

@troyskippy I've been told by my Spanish horse friends that the bullfighters intentionally choose horses that have a little fear. The fear keeps them safe. My friends have horses for parades and festivals, and they buy the fearless horses from the breeders. BEAUTIFUL animals, our Spanish horses we have here in the US don't even compare to them over there!

[nhmelmac]

The most phenomenal partnership between man and horse I've ever witnessed.

I only focus on spectacle, pure beauty, health and agile maneuvers in this demonstration.

I still come to tears of joy each time I watch it!!!!

Thank you

[DragonMistress915]

sorry, but do u know where this was filmed? because i was on holiday in Menorca quite a few years ago now and i am almost certain it is the same place as this when i went to see these horses put a mini show on for the tourists, before hitting the towns as part of the fiesta season x

[wolfaddicted14]

i totally agree with Synna89

[BbarJRodeo]

haha yall are so funny with your dressage and all that. what happened to the "working cowboy horse"? never saw john wayne on a dressage horse. that made me laugh when someone said dressage had lost its purpose and use! didnt know it ever had one!

[bcbeaupied]

It was used in war. Thats why it was invented.

Try to have some respect. Thanks.

[Synna89]

I love this horse! It's so beautiful, and what it does is amazing. However, I HATE bullfighting.. If only they could have shows without torturing the bull!

[Elerian17]

I agree... That horse and rider are a masterpiece, truly... Alas, corrida is a messy thing...

[TheMeanimal]

i agrree

[nags2bitches]

I so agree, it's such a shame that dressage has become an end in itself and has lost its purpose and it's usefullness. It must be so sad for a horse to do all that training but never put it into practise .

[nags2bitches]

Is this Merlin ? In answer to some saying the horse is scared or whatever, my horses live with cattle and my colts greatest joy each day is to chase the steers. He particularly loved to fight with a big steer, same size as him, who would 'stand off' and paw/lower his head, then the colt would rush in and bite the top of his head between the horns then run off. The steer instigated this game , but HIS greatest fun was had by sneaking up behind the colt when he was tied up and chewing his tail.

[pclem1]

Merlin(Orpheo) is a Bullfighting Lusitano stallion 7/8's Lusitano X 1/8th Quarterhorse, bred by former Rejoneador Jacques Bonnier (the tall gray haired man in the video who greets de Mendoza before he returns to the bull). Merlin was initially trained by Rafi Dumond. He is currently owned and ridden in the bullring by Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza. Although a Spaniard, de Mendoza, fights in the Portuguese style in which the horse and rider dispatch the bull rather than merely weakening the bull.

[Orreos]

Hey, thanks for that piece of info. I always wondered about the horse, where he came from and all, where he was trained. Although I absolutely cannot stand bullfighting, I totally love watching this horse and rider do their dance.

[sweetbbbygurl]

Merlin did not die it was another horse of pablo's

[asqrss3233]

I just saw your other comment,sorry about the Q.

[princexxx28]

The coordination and mutual understandings between horse and the rider is very much essential. However, it is sad to see these animals (both horse and bull) being tortured in the name of fun..

[tardystepsaver1]

so did he die not ?? someone i know needs to know thanks .

[sweetbbbygurl]

i heard merlin died its so sad because he was never fearful of the bulls

[asqrss3233]

How did he die?

[kankradied]

what's the name of this song?

[blown93coupe]

I cant even fathom what a cutting horse would be like with that kind of genetic and training influence.

[wootbaby0]

well I was right..lol its doing out of fear

[hunterjumper6274]

if you knew anything about horses you could see that the horse enjoys this. look at there ears, there tail do they move alot? no! his ears never pin back wich is a sign of fear or ander. Trust me a 1,000 pound animal is NOT going to do something it doesnt want to do. I know i deal with them every single day.

[CherishMarieMatthews]

Guessing you have never seen a "cowboy broke" horse. I agree that this horse is not angry or scared, But I would attribute that to desensitization.

[hunterjumper6274]

The horse is having fun leave it at that.

[asqrss3233]

Poor idiot pushing the cart

[jumperluver92]

would hate to be the guy impersonating the bull, lol running around and around lol......

[Bravario]

Yes it is Merlin! He comes from the breeding farm of Jacques Bonnier in France, that is also where they carefully choose and train their horses.

Lots of theses horses are not just pure Lusitano horses, some of them are Cruzados, Thoroubred X Lusitano horses

[373798]

i agree. it looks just like merlin in that video. if not, they are both awesome horses, and the rider is outstanding in both.

[BigBoyRocky]

I dont agree with the whole bull fighting thing. but god that horse can move... Lush.

[jrhowardamyrose]

That horse (Merlin) is not panicked at all. A panicked horse would not charge at a bull. It takes years and years of careful training and if you have ever seen that horse in an actual bull fight, he almost appears to enjoy it. I myself was disgusted with bullfighting. The horse and bull are highly respected figures in Spain, and if people would care to research the topic and understand the culture, it would not offend you so much.

[jrhowardamyrose]

and Portugal. :)

[AlliWalker]

Agreed. Once I found out more about Spanish bull fighing, I understood just how much people respect the horse and bull. It's dishonorable to torture the bull or injure the horse; if you do that, your career is just about over.

[JaguarsShadow94]

@jrhowardamyrose

If bulls were respected, why are they getting killed in a cruel and disgusting way, only to satisfy some sick people?

[Sergiblacklist]

@JaguarsShadow94 dont like it dont watch it simple as

[JaguarsShadow94]

@Sergiblacklist

no, its not that simple. if an old woman gets robbed, do you just look away because you dont like it? children in india get married at the age of 12 to some guy they dont know. do you look away because you dont like it?

maybe you do, but with looking away, you will never ever make cruel things change.

[Sergiblacklist]

@JaguarsShadow94 i like the atitude but the whole of spain is for bullfighting it makes millions of eros and produces some of the best horses in the wold and no i dont look away but im also not niev enough to know that my opinioon wont change anything and y dont u go stop those childern being abused rather than tryig to protect something that would try and kill you if u helped it the bull doesnt care wat u think never has never will

[DJBelbe]

@jrhowardamyrose actually, the training is for the horse to move this way with the rider on top! my lusitano stallion has been doing these exact moves on his own since he was a tiny foal! the momen he saw a calf staring at him he'd charge into it and tease it till the calf charged back and then he only moved aside at the last moment leaving the calf in stupour and looking all proud of himself! it was a HUGE laugh! I refuse to take part in it, but if he likes it, I let him have his fun ;)

[equitimer]

Is that horse Merlin (original name Orphéo)? Do a search on Merlin, a fantastic horse on YouTube and compare :-)

[fleur4198]

Yes. That is Merlin.

[xSuiker]

nice... nicee ??????

this is bad, really bad

this may look nice, and pritty

but they bring the horse in panic!

the next videos, the and the horse fight the bull and stick pines in his body..

well very nice is that , he!!

horrible

[lykkebianca]

nice video.

[darksamus3]

du boulot pour en arriver là...

[keyses]

Wish this guy would come and train my horse, he can ride, it's like he is part of the horse. Bravo!