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A Dobbin
08-09-2013 5:45:33 PM CST
Charros are good people and never intentionally hurt an animal you say. I suppose the horses at Torneo de lazo enjoy being gored by bulls? As I said before, this is a joke right?

Randy Janssen
08-04-2013 6:42:34 AM CST
To A Dobbin: If you have proof of animals being injured in Charreada, send it to me and I will post it. Proof is not unsubstantiated ranting from someone who has never been to a Charreada. It is pictures or videos of injuries in the lienzo. You can see live Charreada on Spanish TV or charroup (dot) com. You can also see videos of complete Charreada if you google livestreamdecharros. I want you to watch it so you will see that Charros and Charras are good people who would never intentionally hurt animals

A Dobbin
08-03-2013 1:11:04 PM CST
This website is a joke right?

Randy Janssn
07-26-2013 7:51:14 PM CST
To Annoula; I have only seen one instance of people being stopped from video taping. That was because they acted like children making accusations and threats. If you just go in and quietly tape, you have no problems. If you ask about what is going on, the Charros will be more then glad to explain. They are proud of what they do. That is because they are good people who would never intentionally hurt an animal. As a result few animals are seriously injured. That is the whole purpose of Charreada. That is why they broadcast live Charreadas on Charroup(dot)com and decharros(dot)com. They would not be doing that if they thought they would be doing serious injuries to the animals, with the whole world watching.

Annoula
07-26-2013 12:14:16 PM CST
If these events do not harm the animals and are not exhibiting animal cruelty, then why is there an opposition to videotaping? I would think that if there is nothing to hide, then it would be favorable to have videos circulating about these activities; after all, it's promotion. My cousin used to participate at such events until he was turned off by what he witnessed taking place behind the scenes. The very act of subjecting animals to fear and something they don't want to do is intentional cruelty. My ancestors threw humans to the lions for entertainment, in the name of culture and tradition. . .but that didn't make it right. I suppose that those who stand to benefit and profit by such a poor display of "sport" will find any means to justify it and protect it. Very sad commentary on any culture or person who condones this.

Randy Janssen
05-13-2013 5:22:37 AM CST
To Brenda: If you have proof of animals being injured in Charreada, send it to me and I will post it. Proof is not unsubstantiated ranting from someone who has never been to a Charreada. It is pictures or videos of injuries in the lienzo. You can see live Charreada on Spanish TV or charroup (dot) com. You can also see videos of complete Charreada if you google livestreamdecharros. I want you to watch it so you will see that Charros and Charras are good people who would never intentionally hurt animals.

Brenda
05-12-2013 5:31:18 PM CST
So, Randy... if horse tripping in the Charro games is so pleasurable for the animals, how come there are so many horses winding up at the auctions with CLEAR wounds on them that tell expert horse people that they have been tripped??? I saw a video that a member of PETA filmed at a Charro, and managed to sneak out with it. It showed a young Arabian filly running away from your Macho Men (sarcasm) and peeing in her terror. Her front legs were already bleeding so she had clearly been one of your favorite targets for abuse. I have never seen a horse pee in terror before and it is a memory that will be with me until I die. Why don't you ask to watch some of those videos and then come back and lie again about how humane these events are? I dare you. Why don't you go to the auction's and look at the horses who have been tripped so many times nobody wants them and they will end their misery at the slaughter house, after a brutal trip there and a brutal death. Look at the rope burns on their legs, and then look into the depths of who you really are. If you can do that and still say you support this evil game, you really are not worth saving.

Randy Janssen
03-27-2013 1:04:17 PM CST
To Cecilia; If you have proof of animals being injured in Charreada, send it to me and I will post it. Proof is not unsubstantiated ranting from someone who has never been to a Charreada. It is pictures or videos of injuries in the lienzo. You can see live Charreada on Spanish TV or charroup (dot) com. You can also see videos of complete Charreada if you google livestreamdecharros. I want you to watch it so you will see that Charros and Charras are good people who would never intentionally hurt animals.

Cecilia
03-21-2013 5:28:31 PM CST
I'm so very ashamed that I am of the same species as those people that participate in such horrible acts of cruelty as these Charreadas. And just because it's a tradition or part of any particular culture is no excuse. Neither is it an excuse that other "events" cause animals to be injured or killed so the Charreada must be okay. We have the power over these "dangerous" creatures, and they have no choice in the matter to be involved. One animal being harmed for the sake of entertainment is one too many. We have nothing to prove but that we are still capable of respect for the animals that share our planet. Let's try to work toward that goal. Let's start NOW.

Randy Janssen
03-20-2013 6:47:52 AM CST
To Mr. Stein; If you have proof of animals being injured in Charreada, send it to me and I will post it. Proof is not unsubstantiated ranting from someone who has never been to a Charreada. It is pictures or videos of injuries in the lienzo. You can see live Charreada on Spanish TV or charroup (dot) com. You can also see videos of complete Charreada if you google livestreamdecharros. I want you to watch it so you will see that Charros and Charras are good people who would never intentionally hurt animals.

Al Stein
03-19-2013 7:20:17 PM CST
Randy- It is impossible to have a rational conversation with you because you have forced yourself to beleive your own lies. Better we should rope and drag a despicable, lying, cowardly creep like you

Randy Janssen
03-18-2013 5:55:00 AM CST
To gail; if you have proof of animals being injured in Mangana, put it here. Proof is not unsubstantiated ranting by someone who has never been to a Charreada. It is videos and pictures of the animals being injured in a lienzo. You can see Charreada live on Spanish TV or the Internet. I want you to watch because you will see that Charros and Charras are good people who would never intentionally hurt an animal.

gail
03-17-2013 7:57:19 PM CST
why would anyone want to do this as a sport? and how can anyone claim that it does not hurt the horses? that would be like someone roping you around your legs and jerking the rope and making you fall as hard as possible on your back or neck or head. Anyone who does this is not a real man,,they are like little boys who think they have found something cool to do. This is nothing more than animal cruelty and anyone who does it should be thrown in prison

Randy Janssen
03-15-2013 4:17:28 AM CST
To Linda. If you have proof of horses being seriously injured in Mangana post it here.. Proof is not unsubstantiated ranting by someone who has never been in a lienzo. It is videos or pictures of horses hurt in a lienzo. You can watch Charreada on Spanish TV or the Internet. I want you to watch it so you will see that Charros and Charras are good people who would never intentionally hurt an animal. Also catching horses by their legs has been part of animal husbandry for over 400 years. It is legal it all 50 states for veterinarian care and ranch work. So it should be part of a celebration of ranch work. Charreada is art based on traditional ranch work.

Linda
03-14-2013 11:32:07 PM CST
There is no reason for this except cruelty to horses. Why don't you idiots run the edges of the ring yourself and try it? SHow me that please.

Randy Janssen
02-27-2013 10:20:24 AM CST
More people then usual are visiting my Mangana web page. The same thing happened when Org., Col., and Nev., refused to pass anti Charro legislation. No state has passed anti Charro laws since I put up the page. Now that Nev. is looking at outlawing mangana and cola, again, I was contacted by some of the Nev. legislature. Apparently the proponent of the laws is saying that the anti Charro laws in other states has not stopped Charreria. I pointed out that the only State that has banned both is Nebraska. I also pointed out that the Charros in Nebraska, have to Charrear in Iowa. I also said that every time a State passes anti Charro legislation, it validated the Ar fanatics depiction of Charros as being cruel and barbaric. That is why I started the page in the first place. Cruel and barbaric is what Thelia Williams said about Charros to get the Ariz. anti Charro laws passed. I know that Charros are "gente de caballo" who would never intentionally hurt animals. Charros certainly would not continue doing mangana, if most of the horses die, like the fanatics say. That is why the Charros need to stop the passage of new laws against Charreada and why they should mount an effort to change the laws in the states have passed anti Charro legislation. To dispel the myth of Mexicans as being cruel and barbaric and stop the discrimination against their culture.

Charros de Bejar
10-13-2012 10:52:47 AM CST
The National Charro Finales from Zacatecas, starts on October 16. It will be broadcast live on decharros(dot)com. If you have never seen Charreada, the precursor of the American rodeo, you should watch. If you are an animal rights activist, you should watch and you will see that if you use healthy animals and the contestants know what they are doing, the danger to the animals is minimal.

Randy Janssen
09-05-2012 6:05:24 AM CST
We had a great time at the National Finals USA, in El Paso. The lienzo was made of West Texas Rock and very attractive, with the Franklin Mountains as a back drop. Francisco “Pancho” Flores did a spectacular Mangana, standing on his horse doing Florero, while they passes the horse. He drops into the saddle to make the catch. We had lunch with Sr. Castillo, who was the announcer. He has been a Charro since 1950. He was given the golden spur, for his work with Charreria. He is a very Interesting man. He was born in Mexico City, but learned to be a Charro in Guadalajara. He now lives in Washington State, where he helped start 14 Charro teams. He is a wealth of information about the nuances of Charreada. Looking forward to the National Finals in Zacatecas.

Randy Janssen
08-19-2012 2:55:49 PM CST
I went by El Bajio last night to watch the Coleadero. Couple of hundred people there with twenty or thirty doing colas. Kids running around having fun. It was great to see the Charro families working together.My hat is off to Arnulfo Duran and the Brothers Rodriguez. They are people who are generous with their time and talent for the betterment of Charreria.

Randy Janssen
08-01-2012 5:47:26 AM CST
There will be a live transmission of Charreada from Pachuca Mexico on DeCharros.com, beginning August 2 and continuing through August 5. You can see some of the best Charros of Mexico doing all the events of Charreria, including traditional mangana, or what the uninformed call horse tripping. Transmissions will be at 12, 4 and 8 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On Sunday there will be two Charreadas at 12 and 4. Watch at least one and you will see why we say Charreada is ” Rodeo with Style”.

Randy Janssen
07-30-2012 5:56:39 AM CST
Watched the 3:30 Charreada on DeCharros.com. 4 teams. Cala was excellent with two 40’s and one 39. 3 teams got one Pial and Juan Soltero got 2. 35 out of 36 colas caught. Bull Riding, Bronco Riding and Terna were excellent. In fact everything was excellent then it moved to fantastic when Juan River did his second mangana. He caught his first mangana, than in his second he did a move that I don’t know if I can describe. He had the rope at his ankles stepped into the loop, swung it around his leg, stepped out and stepped in with his other foot, to continue the rope moving in a circle. He stepped out and then he caught the mangana. The crowd erupted with applause. Even though he missed his third mangana, it took 10 min., to pick up all the hats and boots. More live Charreada on DeCharros.com. This time from Pachuca Mexico beginning Aug. 2 until the 5th. You just have to see it to believe it. By the way, no animals hurt, even though I saw 10 horses caught and taken down in mangana.

Randy Janssen
07-27-2012 7:55:32 AM CST
Another live transmission of Charreada from Mexico on decharros.com This time from the Villa Guadalupana. If you want to see traditional Charreada including mangana, watch on decharros.com.

Randy Janssen
07-21-2012 5:16:56 AM CST
The 4 o’clock Charreada on DeCharros.com, was fantastic. The stands were full and the Charros hot. 5 Piales caught and the Pialiador from 3 Potrillos made 3. A lot of points made in cola. No animals hurt. You always hear of tails being pulled off in cola, but I have never seen it happen. If you use healthy animals, you should not have a problem. The Escaramuza, Las Amazones, was fast. If you blinked when they broke out from the circle, you missed it. The fan flew around the arena. Just marvelous. The 1st Ternador from 3 Potrillos, would spin his horse almost as fast as a calador. The 1st ternador from San Bernaldo backed up his horse like in Cala while doing florero and then roped the bull. Very neat move, which I had never seen before. Since the tournament began, I have seen 29 captures in mangana. 3 were done by the manglador a caballo for the Charros Tracomsa and 1 by a 15 year old Charro , who may get into the Charro Completo competition. By the way, I have not seen any horses hurt in mangana. The semi finals are today, 12, 4 & 8. They should be great

Randy Janssen
07-20-2012 6:34:05 AM CST
Had too many clients to see much yesterday on DeCharros.com. Had to take my granddaughter to practice with her Escaramuza at night. Did see the last teams mangana, for 12 o’clock Charreada, but my secretary interrupted. The first two pasadors made the jump. Something interesting, the helpers backed off so the horse bucked out. I have seen this before in this Charreada, which makes me wonder if you get more points for ridding the horse while it bucks. I looked at the rules on mundocharro, and did not see anything. Let me know what you think. Don’t miss Charreada from Mexico at 12, 4 & 8 on DeCharros.com. The finals are this weekend. Should be some great Charreria.

Radny Janssen
07-19-2012 5:22:26 AM CST
Finally saw 2 piales caught yesterday, on DecHarros.com. Probably more caught, but I did not see them. Piales is catching the back legs of a running mare, and bring it to a stop. You have to let the rope pass around the horn. The smoke from the saddle horn is impressive. You have to let the rope pass through your hand slow enough to bring the horse to a stop, but not so slow as to make the horse fall. If you grab the rope too hard, you can have your hand pulled into the saddle horn. In that case you can lose a thumb or fingers. They say, you can tell a real pialeador, by shaking his right hand. The Escaramuzas at 12, put on great exhibitions. Both teams scored over 300. One of the bull riders bucked out backwards. One of the mangladors lost 3 points, because the horse left the wall when he dropped it. He made a good catch on his next try. Paso de Muerte, is when you jump from your galloping horse onto a bucking mare, which is just that, the horse with no means of control. The mare is being pushed by three helpers. You have to ride the mare until you can get off without falling. You can get extra points if you grab the ear or you swing your leg over the horse’s head. You also can get killed if you miss hit the wall and are trampled by the three horses pushing the mare. In the first paso, the rider jumped, but was a little too far from the mare. He tilted to the left, but somehow he got up and rode the horse until he got off. I was sure he would fall. Don’t miss more Charreada, on DeCharros.com at 12, 4 and 8.

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