Colas - Steer Tailing

During the coleadero, a charro races alongside a steer, grabs it by the tail and knocks it off its feet. In the era of the Mexican hacienda, charros used this technique to down an animal that could then be branded or medicated.

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During the coleadero, a charro races alongside a steer, grabs it by the tail and knocks it off its feet. In the era of the Mexican hacienda, charros used this technique to down an animal that could then be branded or medicated.