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the riding i do is mainly portuguese, working equitation and related classical stuff. Iberian horsemanship is formed and preserved in mounted bullfighting, whic

the riding i do is mainly portuguese, working equitation and related classical stuff. Iberian horsemanship is formed and preserved in mounted bullfighting, which itself is ancient. The riding is the art in a ritual that dignifies the nature of the animal and the participants. Lisbon is older than Rome, they say, and this is why I'd say european horsemandship via bullfighting does not have an islamic origin. There are apparently references to fighting aurochs and the ritual of the corrida is so old the hebrew aleph symbol is apparently a reference to them, it's a deep history.

082349872349872 2y ago
Cool, why didn't you say the mestre was redundant? Sounds like we have similar interests; if you want to chat, feel free to drop by anytime. Mounted bullfighting as currently practised is unfortunately an asymmetric game: the bull is a rank amateur[0], but the cavaleiro tauromaquico is an experienced professional (and furthermore has remounts). I always felt a better way to preserve the art —and it is an art!— of rejoneo would be to play a symmetric game: matching mounted pairs against each other[1]. As for the bull, retiring from the match might be sad for the toristas[2], and I guess if you're going to wind up on a plate anyway it might be going out in style, but I'm pretty sure the bulls themselves might argue they have less stressful ways to spend their days. [0] Goya may beg to differ with me on this point. [1] If you'd like to try this, please don't surprise me: do it properly and have your second get in touch with mine :-) [2] I am a torista myself, because we are all the toro: - we can't win - we can't break even - we can't even quit the game so the best we can hope for is keep our heads high and an obol in the pocket: It's the white in his knuckles The gold in his buckle

082349872349872 2y ago

Cool, why didn't you say the mestre was redundant? Sounds like we have similar interests; if you want to chat, feel free to drop by anytime. Mounted bullfighting as currently practised is unfortunately an asymmetric game: the bull is a rank amateur[0], but the cavaleiro tauromaquico is an experienced professional (and furthermore has remounts). I always felt a better way to preserve the art —and it is an art!— of rejoneo would be to play a symmetric game: matching mounted pairs against each other[1]. As for the bull, retiring from the match might be sad for the toristas[2], and I guess if you're going to wind up on a plate anyway it might be going out in style, but I'm pretty sure the bulls themselves might argue they have less stressful ways to spend their days. [0] Goya may beg to differ with me on this point. [1] If you'd like to try this, please don't surprise me: do it properly and have your second get in touch with mine :-) [2] I am a torista myself, because we are all the toro: - we can't win - we can't break even - we can't even quit the game so the best we can hope for is keep our heads high and an obol in the pocket: It's the white in his knuckles The gold in his buckle