Video ID: 20140705 035 <br /> <br />W/S Crowd <br />W/S Horses entering arena <br />W/S Wild horses <br />M/S Wild horses <br />W/S People riding wild horses <br />W/S Wild horses <br />W/S People wrestling wild horses <br />C/U People wrestling wild horses <br />W/S People wrestling wild horses <br />W/S People wrestling wild horses <br />M/S People wrestling wild horses <br />W/S People wrestling wild horses <br />C/U A wild horse's tail being forcibly cut <br />W/S A wild horse's tail being forcibly cut <br />W/S Spectators <br />W/S People wrestling wild horses <br />W/S People wrestling wild horses <br />M/S People wrestling wild horses and forcibly cutting their tails <br />M/S Wild horses <br /> <br />SCRIPT <br /> <br />Men and women braved the rain and the strength of dozens of wild horses weighing several hundred kilograms Saturday in the Spanish town of Sabucedo for the "Rapa das Bestas," a controversial festival which involves wrestling wild horses and forcibly cutting their manes and tails while the animals try to resist. <br /> <br />The horses used in the festival live in a semi-feral state in the nearby mountains. Wrestling the animals, which can weigh several hundred kilograms, is seen as a test of strength and will. "Rapa das Bestas" means "Cropping the Beasts." <br /> <br />Horse wrestling is considered animal abuse by a number of organisations, such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). In the U.S. state of Oklahoma, horse wrestling is legally classified as animal cruelty, punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 (€3,680) and seven years in prison. <br /> <br /> <br />Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly <br />Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly <br />LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/Ruptly <br />Google Plus: http://plus.google.com/111498286331086224967 <br />Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Ruptly <br />YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RuptlyTV <br />DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/ruptly <br />Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv
