October 16, 2004
Thornton Bullfight Report (Brief)
Today was pretty messy at Praca Sao Joao in Thornton. Out of six attempts, there was only one grab. Jose Manuel Duarte's horse was knocked over, and the bull gave him a pretty nasty injury on the face (not enough to even keep him down for that bull. I will give him a lot of credit there - his face looked pretty beat up, but he came back on another horse and finished the faena). The bulls were big and unpredictable.
Fortunately the best bull went to Vitor Ribeira (I think that is his name- I have never seen him before, but WOW! what a cavaleirho). This guy has style, knowledge of the bulls, skill, and a varied repertoire that balances serious torear with enough adorno to add sparkle.
I don't know if I am going to be there on Monday, but if you are at all thinking about it, I strongly suggest it. It should be good.
Posted by erik at October 16, 2004 10:40 PM | TrackBackMelanie thought that it was the horse that gave him the injury. I couldn't tell. It was a nasty-looking injury. What did you think of Ribeiro?
Posted by: Erik Keilholtz at October 21, 2004 12:10 AMJose Manuel Duarte wasnt injured by the bull, the horse he was using stepped on his face. And teh other cavaleiro's name is Vitor Ribeiro.
Posted by: Me at October 20, 2004 11:07 AM