- Bovine sports
Bovine sports is an overarching term that describes a group of sports that involve a bovine, commonly a bull, ox, cow or calf. This can be for sporting, recreational or work purposes.
American rodeo
American rodeo is a sporting event that consists of different events that involve cattle and horses, designed to test the skill and speed of the cowboy/cowgirl, for example
bull riding .Asian water buffalo festivals
In South-east Asia, water buffalo racing or fighting is a feature during various festivals in
Vietnam ,Thailand ,Malaysia andCambodia .Basque oxen trials
The "idi probak" (Basque for "oxen tests") is the most popular form of the Basque dragging games. It involves oxen, usually a pair, dragging a rock from one side of a quare to another.
Bovine bingo
Bull-baiting
Bullfighting
Bullfighting is a traditional sport in
Spain ,Portugal , some cities of southernFrance , and several Latin American countries.Bull-leaping
Bull-leaping is an ancient sport depicted in
Bronze Age art. It is often interpreted as a ritual performed in connection with bull worship and consists of acrobatic leaps over a bull.Cantabrian bovine dragging
The "concurso de arrastre" (Spanish for "dragging test") is a pulling game where oxen or cows drag a weight. It is also known as "tiru güeis", "tira bueis" ("oxen pulling"), "arrastre de narras", "arrastre de basnas" ("sleigh dragging"), "arrastre de piedra" ("stone dragging") or simply "arrastre" ("dragging").
Chilean rodeo
Chilean rodeo has been the national sport of Chile since 1962. It is different from the rodeo found in North America. In Chilean rodeo, a team consisting of two riders and two horses ride laps around an arena trying to stop a calf, pinning him against massive cushions.
Cow tipping
Okinawan bullfighting
Tōgyū is a spectator sport native to the
Ryukyu Islands ofJapan , especially in theOkinawa Prefecture. In Tōgyū, two bulls fight each other.Indian rodeo
Indian rodeo is a rodeo subculture of Native American/First Nations rodeo performers
panish bullfighting
wiss cow fighting
Swiss cow fighting involves contestes between cows.
Tamil bull baiting
In Jallikattu, one or more agitated bulls are let loose in an open space. Bare handed participants then try to wrestle the bull by its horns.
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