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The World of the Bulls: An Anthropologist’s Gold Mine
At the beginning of October, in a blog article about a bullfight in Corella, Navarra, taurine photographers and bloggers Gorka Azpilicueta and Arsenio Ramírez suggested that for an anthropologist like myself the world of the bulls represents a gold mine … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Bullfights, Corrals, Countryside, Dehesa, General/Introduction, Horses, Learning, Pilgrimage, Uncategorized, Vaccination, Vets, Yearlings
Tagged Alexander Fiske-Harrison, Andalusia, Animal, Anthropology, Arena, Baby animals, Breeders, Breeds, Bull, Bullfighting, bulls, Calf, Cattle, Countryside, cows, Cute, Dehesa, Equestrian, Fighting stock, Horse, horses, Hot Branding, Livestock, Partido de Resina, Scotland, Sevilla, Spain, Villamanrique de la Condesa, Youngstock
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Winter escapes
It feels wrong to say it is really cold here given that I come from Scotland, but it is REALLY cold. When I head out to assist the foreman of the breeding estate on the days he is alone I … Continue reading
Posted in Calves, Dehesa, Enclosures, General/Introduction, Horses, Uncategorized
Tagged Andalucía, Andalusia, Anthropology, Baby animals, Bullfighting, bulls, Cold, Countryside, cows, Cute, Dehesa, Escape, Fighting stock, Livestock, Mud, Partido de Resina, Rain, Robin Irvine, Scotland, Sevilla, Snow, Spain, Villamanrique de la Condesa, Winter, Youngstock
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El Herradero – Handling, bumbling and branding
The last 10 days or so have been packed with different kinds of events on the estate, some of which are singular and some of which are ongoing. Today I want to focus on an event in the singular category: … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, Corrals, Handling, Learning, Uncategorized, Yearlings
Tagged Breeders, Bullfighting, bulls, Cattle, Fighting stock, Hot Branding, Robin Hood, Spain, Youngstock
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Anthropology among the bulls 