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Bovine sports are sports that involvecattle, commonly a bull, ox, steer, cow or calf.
American rodeo is a sporting event that consists of different events that involve cattle and horses, designed to test the skill and speed of thecowboy or cowgirl such asbull riding andteam roping.
In Southeast Asia,water buffalo racing or fighting is a feature during various festivals inVietnam,Thailand,Malaysia,Cambodia andAssam.
Theidi probak (Basque 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 square to another.
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 willdefecate 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 atagricultural fairs and similar places.[1]
Bullfighting is a traditional sport inSpain,Portugal, some cities of southernFrance, and severalLatin American countries.
Bull-leaping is an ancient sport depicted inBronze Age art. It is often interpreted as a ritual performed in connection with bull worship and consists of acrobatic leaps over a bull.
Theconcurso de arrastre (Spanish for "dragging test") is a pulling game where oxen or cows drag a weight. It is also known astiru güeis,tira bueis (Cantabrian for "oxen pulling"),arrastre de narras,arrastre de basnas ("sleigh dragging"),arrastre de piedra ("stone dragging") or simplyarrastre ("dragging").
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.
Tōgyū is a spectator sport native to theRyukyu Islands ofJapan, especially in theOkinawa Prefecture. In Tōgyū, two bulls fight each other.
Indian rodeo is a rodeo subculture of Native American/First Nations rodeo performers
Swiss cow fighting involves contests between cows.
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.
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