Wild horse are gathered from the hills and brought to a coral at the Rapa Das Bestas in Vimianzo, Galicia. On the second day the horses are gathered in the coral where teams of five men wrestle them to the ground so they can have their manes and tails trimmed. This ancient tradition as passed from economic necessity to popular cultural tradition, the asociacion now making the event and increasingly popular attraction. The wild west of the Celtic World. The big feast features beef, pork, and (wouldn't you know) horse meat, the most popular.
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