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Riding bulls is 200 years old tradition from Guanacaste. Most bull riders start riding bulls on family farms when they are young, around 14 or 15. The adrenaline and the excitement of not knowing how the bull is going to move is what draws them back, again and again.
(From left to right) Jefferson Gomez Fonseca of Los Cumiches, Jose Arnoldo Tasara and Jose Eduardo Obando
Bull The Jalapeño
Israel Flores, Royner Villalobos and Mauricio Arce, manage 3 profesional bullriders group from Nicoya
Jose Eduardo Obando, 26, have being riding bull for 10 years.
Jose Arnoldo Tasara from Mansión thinks that the more the bull kick the better
(left to right) Professional, Liberian and Rustic stlyle spurs
A rider getting ready to ride the bull
Injuries are common. The bull riders are insured by a special policy so they receive any necessary medical attention,
The power of the bull is in its neck, so sitting on the neck means a much rougher ride
Riders say the key is “to entrust yourself to God and get it into your head that you’re good and that you can stop the bull.”
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