We watched a novillada in Naves de San Juan. This is basically a minor league bull fight. This bull fight did utilize fully grown bulls (4-5 yrs. old) but they did not wear divisas and their pedigrees were not advertised. I think these were less prestigious bulls, but as you can see in the pictures they were plenty tough. Matter of fact we saw one bull get a green flag after the first act and he gets to make little bulls for the rest of his natural life (I have only seen this twice in 92 bulls.) We also saw the third bull deliver a coronada to the torero. The guy got dragged around the arena with a horn near his knee so I think it was a serious hit. He showed spirit that represents the best of bull fighting and finished his bull, despite his pain, with an excellent clean kill. The arena was in a town of 5,000 people and very small. The ambiance was phenomenal and I felt we exhibited genuine rural Spanish bull fighting at its best. Allison and Owen went and Owen seemed to love looking all around at all the people.
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