JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN, 22nd FEBRUARY 2008: Alvaro Domecq, 67, (centre) an accomplished rejoneador or bullfighter on horseback in his youth, holds a traditional garrocha, a meters long wooden spear as he and a colleague chase a a two year old cow at a 'Acorso y Derribo' event on one of his farms. Here riders tests young cows for their agression and train horses for the specialised dressage they need to be able to dance around fully grown four year old bulls in the bullring.

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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN, 22nd FEBRUARY 2008: Alvaro Domecq, 67, (centre) an accomplished rejoneador or bullfighter on horseback in his youth, holds a traditional garrocha, a meters long wooden spear as he and a colleague chase a a two year old cow at a 'Acorso y Derribo' event on one of his farms. Here riders tests young cows for their agression and train horses for the specialised dressage they need to be able to dance around fully grown four year old bulls in the bullring. Photos by Mike Goldwater/Getty Images

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