Mexico & Beyond

Rodeo: Charros, Horses & Bulls, 2020

By allanmacgregor4 on March 1, 2020

Here are photos from a rodeo I recently attended with two of our grandchildren and their dad. Charro/a is the Spanish term for horseman/woman, and there are many of both where we live, with amazing levels of skill. Those skills are ably demonstrated at the many parades and other celebrations that occur throughout the year, especially at rodeos, including dancing horses, lariat demonstrations and bull riding. The treatment of animals in Mexico is slowly improving, at least in our area, but in general is not a high social priority. So the treatment of the bulls at this rodeo was hard to watch and photograph but, as you will see, some of the bulls gave as good as they got. The bullring was full with men and women, many with kids of all ages including babies and toddlers. Vendors worked their ways along the rows of spectators as the band blared. Charros guided their mounts in various dance routines. The crowd continued to swell as the bull riders filed through an opening in the safety wall to await their turns.