The fighting bull

External parts of the bull


  1. Crown of head
  2. "Cradle", Space between the horns
  3. Hump of thick neck muscle
  4. Withers
  5. Shoulder blade
  6. Dewlap
  7. Fore-thigh
  8. Ribs
  9. Kidneys
  10. Flanks
  11. Haunch
  12. Joint of tail to body
  13. Crotch
  14. Tuff of the tail
  15. Hock
  16. Spur

Organs which may be wounded by the sword thrust


  1. Esophagus
  2. Posterior part of aorta
  3. Lungs
  4. Bronchial branches
  5. Diaphragm
  6. First stomach
  7. Maw
  8. Second stomach
  9. Heart
  10. Anterior part of the aorta
  11. Trachea
  12. Medulla (anterior end of spinal cord, which is cut by the descabello)

Horn formations


1.Point or Tip. 2.Rings. 3.Butt. 4.Curve. 5.Center. 6.Splintered. 7.Broom-shaped 8.Round-pointed. A.Bizco:Applied to bulls whose horns are not on the same level (the horn which is lower is called bizco -literally, cross eyed-). B.Cornivuelto:The horns are curved backwards. C.Cornidelantero:The butts of the horns are located more towards the front of the head than normal. D.Cornigacho:The butts of the horns are located lower on the head, and the horns curve downwards. E.Veleto:Horns elongated and pointed upright, like candles. F.Corniabierto:The tips are wide apart and point outward, providing a larger space between them. G.Corniapretado:The opposite of corniabierto, hornos point inwards. H.Brocho:Horns pointing downwards with the tips inward.When this formation is very pronounced, it is called cubeto. I.Capacho:Horns pointing downward and the points going outward.