Acoso y derribo is traditional sport in the ''

doma vaquera Doma vaquera () is the traditional working riding discipline of Spain, from which all the working riding styles of the Americas and many of those of Europe appear to derive. Along with rejoneo and acoso y derribo, it is distinct from classical ...

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stock. The corral for this competition is divided into four areas. In 2010 the decided to eliminate this competition from the official list.

References

External links

Club Taurino of London: An Introduction to Acoso y Derribo (Feria de Caballo, Jerez, 2006)
Diana Thurston *https://web.archive.org/web/20120701142809/http://portaltaurino.net/especiales/otros_especiales/acoso_derribo.htm Working stock horse sports Sports originating in Spain {{equestrian-stub