Vaquero

The Vaquero is generally mounted the cowherd Spain and many of its Latin American colonies, where he eg as Huaso (Chile), Gaucho (Argentina, Uruguay), Vaqueiro (Brazil ) or Charro (Mexico ), etc. occurs. In neighboring Portugal, it provides similar work, but says there Campino and carries a completely different costume.

The Vaquero wearing a flat felt hat, a short jacket, a shirt and a girdle, striped pants and leather boots mid-height. His legs he protects horse with leather leggings, the so-called Zahones. His equipment also includes wheeled spurs and an approximately three meters long redrive rod Garrocha.

Attitude, riding style and way of life are usually marked by a certain machismo, a male attitude to life, the pride, vanity and daring includes. The Vaquero riding one-handed, with upright seating and almost only in the gaits step and a short gallop; the uncomfortable trot is shunned. Many vaqueros and their horses dominate quite difficult lessons such as piaffe, levadas or traversals. The image of the Vaquero was known by numerous show appearances Hispanic or quasi- Spanish rider in the rest of Europe in recent years, especially in connection with artistic Garrocha - control, or with flamenco accompaniment.

Doma Vaquera

In Spain, the Vaquero is especially keepers of cattle, hence its name, " cattle or cow man " - from vaca, the cow, the cow. He works primarily with the great cattle breeding farms, which produce the fighting bulls for bullfighting. To drive, separating, hauling or pushed aside the often very aggressive cattle, the use of a well trained and persistent horse is essential. The special developed for herding and driving cattle work Riding probably comes originally from the Iberian Peninsula. The turn developed from their training, the horse is called Doma Vaquera, literally the " domestication of cattle ."

For several decades, it is in Spain ridden under this name as its own sporting competition. The lessons are required everyday work in the " Campo " removed ( the pasture ) and resemble those of the Western Riding ( Reining ). His horse is usually an appropriately trained Andalusians with well developed cow sense, or a so-called Tres Sangres, a specially developed for cattle work type of English Thoroughbred, Arabian and Andalusian. Sometimes also crosses come from only two of these breeds or with Quarter Horses are used. A horse herdsmen must agile, sensitive, responsive, courageous, ride and maneuverability to be smart, have a high acceleration and cow sense. Cow Sense is an instinctive responsiveness to the behavior of cattle. A good Vaquero is able to train his horses and the effect is usually an instinctive, safer and more prudent rider. However, all work riders are almost worldwide little squeamish in the handling and training of their mounts, because they have to demand unconditional obedience. The word Doma for breaking in, breaking in, taming or breaking literally means submission, and already indicates. In almost all pastoral cultures that work with horses, precise / harsh training resources are used more or less as the so-called serreta in Spain, the bocado in South America, the Bosal in North America, the Bozal in Peru etc.

Saddlery

The saddle of the horse's work is usually of a simple curb bridle with either leather fringes on browband ( Frontaleras ) or a decorative tassel occupied braided horsehair ( mosquero ). Both serve to repel insects. The work saddle is in Spain Albardon and is the Moorish saddle of the Berber peoples similar, with a high back and a large support. Its core is a solid straw mat that is covered with leather and front and rear the superstructure ( Zwiesel, gallery ) made of coated wood, ensuring a secure fit. The most triangular- shaped box- stirrups are identical to those from Africa and protect the foot. All the equipment is likely to have strong influences of Moorish equestrian culture, or goes back to those during the costume to those of the Spanish landed gentry ( Hidalgo ) is based, that can be considered good riders themselves. The landowner prove their horsemanship primarily in mounted bullfighting, the Rejoneo.

Rejoneador

The horses of a Rejoneadors ( bullfighter on horseback in contrast to the bullfighter who fights on foot) are similarly constructed and if possible even more accurately formed as those of the vaqueros, as in bullfighting may cause any bad reaction to injury or death. The horses have to be brave and also, if appropriate, help to provoke a bull so that the Rejoneador may encounter the banderillas (small lances ) in the neck of the bull. Basically analogy that stated above for them. Each battle consists of several sections, usually come in different horses used because the behavior changes of the bull with the continuance of Rejoneo.

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