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scobaboy May 2nd, 2010 05:50 PM

Bullfighting "steers"?
 
We have tickets for Las Ventas May 17th . which was advertised as a bullfight. Now when I look at the schedule it shows "steers" instead of bulls. What does this mean?
I really do not want to stir up another huge discussion of the morality of this. I just want to know if this is a real bullfight.
thanks

Robert2533 May 2nd, 2010 07:06 PM

The bullfight on May 17th, during San Isidro, is a corrida de novillos, with the young bulls (under 4 years of age) of José Joaquín Moreno Silva of Córdoba. Fighting will be Paco Chaves, Miguel Hidalgo & Antonio Rosales.

Bokhara2 May 2nd, 2010 07:30 PM

Steers are castrated bulls. In younger cattle, it can also refer to young bulls, as Robert mentions. Unless required for breeding, bull calves are generally castrated when they are a few months old.

josele May 3rd, 2010 01:17 AM

This is a corrida with young bulls (as robert correctly says) which are not (repeat, NOT) castrated, and it'll be the same as a corrida.

Robert2533 May 3rd, 2010 09:14 AM

I didn't check their weights, but they could be very fast on their feet, which makes them very dangerous.


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