The Jaripeo
I attended an event called a Jaripeo. It is an event where “vaqueros” mount bulls. The point of the sport is too remain on the bull until it stops bucking, or last longer than the rest of the other bull riders. It is the Mexican style of rodeos. The one I attended was held in Atlanta, GA at the Henderson Arena. I went July 5, 2014 on a Saturday. After all of the bull riding festivities, they opened up the dirt enclosure for people to dance on. We danced to Mexican music such as, Nortenas and Corridos, two very popular forms of Mexican music. When I entered the arena, I saw many people dressed in traditional Mexican wear. This including the sombrero, and also the vibrant colored dresses that the women wore. Everybody was not dressed …show more content…
The Tierra Caliente style is the most common of all the Jaripeo styles. It is called this because, it found its origins in the Tierra Caliente regions of Mexico, which is now Michoacán and Mexico State. This style is controversial to many spectators who care for the safety of the bulls and riders because, the spurs used by the riders, for the most part, are sharp. This is the type of style that was used in the Jaripeo that I attended. These riders hope that the spurs alone will be enough to keep them on the bull. This style of bull riding dates back to the 1980s. This style has caused many deaths for both riders and bulls. The hardest style of Jaripeo due to the risk is the Colima style. It comes from the state of Colima, Mexico. This is also the style that is different from any other style because of the way the rider 's legs are positioned and how the rider rides; instead of having both feet falling down toward the belly of the bull, the rider sits both feet at the bull 's neck in a position called the tablilla. Many riders have lost their lives because the way most of them fall is toward the bulls horns. The last style is the San Luis Potosi style. This style is just like the Charro style, the only difference is that these bulls are fully
I attended an event called a Jaripeo. It is an event where “vaqueros” mount bulls. The point of the sport is too remain on the bull until it stops bucking, or last longer than the rest of the other bull riders. It is the Mexican style of rodeos. The one I attended was held in Atlanta, GA at the Henderson Arena. I went July 5, 2014 on a Saturday. After all of the bull riding festivities, they opened up the dirt enclosure for people to dance on. We danced to Mexican music such as, Nortenas and Corridos, two very popular forms of Mexican music. When I entered the arena, I saw many people dressed in traditional Mexican wear. This including the sombrero, and also the vibrant colored dresses that the women wore. Everybody was not dressed …show more content…
The Tierra Caliente style is the most common of all the Jaripeo styles. It is called this because, it found its origins in the Tierra Caliente regions of Mexico, which is now Michoacán and Mexico State. This style is controversial to many spectators who care for the safety of the bulls and riders because, the spurs used by the riders, for the most part, are sharp. This is the type of style that was used in the Jaripeo that I attended. These riders hope that the spurs alone will be enough to keep them on the bull. This style of bull riding dates back to the 1980s. This style has caused many deaths for both riders and bulls. The hardest style of Jaripeo due to the risk is the Colima style. It comes from the state of Colima, Mexico. This is also the style that is different from any other style because of the way the rider 's legs are positioned and how the rider rides; instead of having both feet falling down toward the belly of the bull, the rider sits both feet at the bull 's neck in a position called the tablilla. Many riders have lost their lives because the way most of them fall is toward the bulls horns. The last style is the San Luis Potosi style. This style is just like the Charro style, the only difference is that these bulls are fully