Bovine sports are sports that involve

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, commonly a bull, ox, steer, cow or calf.

American rodeo

American rodeo is a sporting event that consists of different events that involve cattle and horses, designed to test the skill and speed of the cowboy or cowgirl such as

bull riding Bull riding is a rodeo sport that involves a rider getting on a bucking bull and attempting to stay mounted while the animal tries to buck off the rider. American bull riding has been called "the most dangerous eight seconds in sports." To recei ...

and

team roping Team roping also known as heading and heeling is a rodeo event that features a steer (typically a Corriente) and two mounted riders. The first roper is referred to as the "header", the person who ropes the front of the steer, usually around ...

Asian water buffalo festivals

In Southeast Asia,

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racing or fighting is a feature during various festivals in

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and

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Basque oxen trials

The ''idi probak'' (

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for "oxen tests") is the most popular form of the Basque dragging games. It involves oxen, usually a pair, dragging a rock from one side of a quare to another.

Bovine bingo

Bovine bingo is usually a fundraising event where a bovine is placed in a clean pen taped off with labeled squares. People bet on which square the animal will

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in, and the winner(s) who select the correct square(s) collect the prize money or other awards. This is generally used as a small-scale fundraiser or novelty event at agricultural fairs and similar places.

Bull-baiting

Bullfighting

Bullfighting is a traditional sport in

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, some cities of southern

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, and several

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n countries.

Bull wrestling

Bull-leaping

Bull-leaping is an ancient sport depicted in

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art. It is often interpreted as a ritual performed in connection with bull worship and consists of acrobatic leaps over a bull.

Cantabrian bovine dragging

The ''concurso de arrastre'' (

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for "dragging test") is a pulling game where oxen or cows drag a weight. It is also known as ''tiru güeis'', ''tira bueis'' ( Cantabrian for "oxen pulling"), ''arrastre de narras'', ''arrastre de basnas'' ("sleigh dragging"), ''arrastre de piedra'' ("stone dragging") or simply ''arrastre'' ("dragging").

Chilean rodeo

Chilean rodeo has been the national sport of Chile since 1962. It is different from the rodeo found in North America. In Chilean rodeo, a team consisting of two riders and two horses ride laps around an arena trying to stop a calf, pinning him against massive cushions.

Okinawan bullfighting

Tōgyū is a spectator sport native to the

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of Japan, especially in the

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Prefecture. In Tōgyū, two bulls fight each other.

Indian rodeo

Indian rodeo is a rodeo subculture of Native American/First Nations rodeo performers

Running of the bulls

Spanish bullfighting

Swiss cow fighting

Swiss cow fighting involves contests between cows.

Tamil bull baiting

In Jallikattu, one or more bulls are let loose in an open space. Bare handed participants then try to wrestle the bull by its horns.

References

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