distance from the horses – you would
not want to put a rope on one of these
bulls, especially if you and your horse
are on the other end! Garrochas are
also used to test the young bulls in the
field – two garrochistas (vaqueros with
garrochas) ride on either side of a gal-
loping bull and, with careful timing,
one of the riders will use the garrocha
to push and unbalance the bull. If the
young bull leaps immediately to its
feet, enraged, then that bull is consid-
ered worthy of the stockman’s herd. If
the bull slowly rises to its feet and
calmly goes about its business, that
bull will be deemed unworthy to sire
offspring and will be removed from the
herd.
In the arena, the garrocha is used
to perform a mesmerizing display of
superb skill and horsemanship. The
horse and rider perform intricate
moves including multiple, spinning
canter pirouettes beneath the garrocha,
as the rider holds the garrocha just high
enough to pass under, while he keeps
its end, unmoving, in the arena’s sand.
At its finest, la garrocha looks like an
intricate, high-level ballet between
horse and rider.
Doma Trabajo is somewhat similar
to “Trail” classes – except that it’s
timed and performed at the canter and
gallop, and includes actual arched
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bridges to cross, a garrocha and the sil-
under Breeds for Andalusian/Lusitano
houette of a galloping bull to tap in
Rules.
passing, and a jump that the horse and
rider must comfortably take. At the SUBCHAPTER AL-40 DOMA
higher levels of Doma Trabajo, there’s
VAQUERA-OPEN TO PUREBRED
even an element made up of two poles
AND HALF-ANDALUSIAN
lying parallel on the ground that the
horse and rider must complete at the
HORSES
canter, in a full-pass. Doma Trabajo AL215 General.
provides a wonderful marriage of the
AL216 Judging Criteria.
skills honed through Doma Vaquera
AL217 Appointments.
and La Garrocha, in an exciting test of
the horse’s and rider’s training and
AL218 Attire.
communication skills. AL219 Gaits and Maneuvers.
For a complete set of rules and pat-
AL220 Patterns
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