Spanish horse festival 'Rapa das bestas' grows in popularity

The 'Rapa das bestas' festival in Sabucedo dates back to the 15th century and is held every year in the first week of July

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00:00More and more people are flocking to an annual Spanish horse festival celebrating what they describe as the noble

00:07confrontation between man and horse

00:09The festival dates back to the 15th century and is held every year in the first week of July

00:15We come and we like it a lot, every year. I've been coming since I was a little girl and now my son loves it too. We repeat it all the time.

00:26It's impressive, it's impressive. To see it on TV, to see it live, it's impressive. But it's very beautiful and the tradition is beautiful.

00:32And for what it is, for the reason it is, to take care of the horses, very good, very good, the truth is that very good.

00:37At the celebration, young people from Sabucedo and its surrounding area head to the mountains at dawn.

00:44Their goal is to find wild horses living in the area, bring them back to the village and cut their manes.

00:52When night falls, attendees come together to enjoy food, music and wine.