Forcados: Bullfight Thornton, CA 10/18/08

This is an excellent catch of the bull at the bloodless Portuguese bullfight in Thornton, CA, 18 Oct 2008. The space between the lead forcado and the second in line is large, which is more risky, but the leader totally jumps on and holds on, until the rest of the team can also pile on. The guy on the tail has the rockiest ride, the bull keeps changing direction. Normally when the bull gives up, the forcado can just stand there, then walk away. But this bull is a little iffy, so the forcado has to hop away. Still, it was an excellent catch.

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• forcados
• toreo
• bullfight
• bloodless

[kade4642]

If you watch closely you will see that there is a pad on the bulls back that these are stuck in not the bulls back.

[mayalibre]

Yes, and his horns are shaved and covered with a leather harness, in order to reduce the possibility of hurting the toreros also. Still, 1/2 ton of charging muscle can do some damage...

[RealestMcKoy]

I see over 6 Spikes in the back of the bull...this is no hurting? no suffer?

Hmm wanna see you with 6 spikes in your back.....

Your the lowest form of a human!

[mayalibre]

There is a big black velcro pad attached to the bull's back with something called "cattle glue" - a kind of mucilage. The "spikes" are also velcro tipped. When the horseman rides by with the spike, he hits the velcro pad on the bull's back. The location is important, but it doesn't hurt the bull.

[rev1080]

@RealestMcKoy shut the fuck

do your stupid brain thinks that all the hamburgers you eat comes from cows that die as old people sleeping in hios bed???

i cant control myself with stupid people like you

you are ridiculous

[SnroKfeD]

para os ignorantes que não sabem ver, as touradas nos EUA e no Canada são as chamadas "bloodless". Ou seja as farpas são coladas ao toiro e não espetadas, o que torna o trabalho dos forcados muito mais difícil e árduo.

[NonEternal]

what "cruelty" are u talking about? these are the forcados! not death bullfights. they dont make the animal suffer from pain. god damn it, go cry somewhere else...

[KelsonMakai]

Que crueldade! acho isso ridículo....

Primeiro que o touro já estava coberto de espetos nas costas, e sangrando a algum tempo.

Segundo, que vários contra UM e divertido né? idiotas.

Terceiro, que seria muito mais legal, ver uns desses otários, tentando atacar, enquanto um touro estivesse mordendo e puxando o pênis dele.

Lamentável...