In addition to the pasture from which the herds benefit, a supply of hay is distributed daily.

Arrival of a bandido in the chariot. Over the years and for security reasons, the departure of the abrivados for the arenas and the arrival of the bandidos are carried out by a truck (tank). Formerly the abrivados left the herd and returned there after the Camargue race.

Folco, immersed in this bullfighting universe since childhood. Son of a manadier, he accompanies his father at the slightest opportunity, he follows in his footsteps ...

La ferrade: Within the herd and in front of an audience that can participate, the herdsmen sort one by one the one-year-old annoubles (calves) which must be marked and concealed. They bring the calf back to the place of the ferrade, in front of the spectators who will stop it for the bravest. It will be put on the ground, marked with a hot iron for identification and scalloped (cut out of part of the ear, according to a shape specific to each herd) to differentiate the bulls from one herd to another. The marking and the escoussure are carried out by Pascal.

Sorting. Isolate bulls selected for Camargue races, abrivados… from an “inseparable” herd. A job where herdsmen and their mounts are essential to approach the bulls.

At dawn, Pascal (the manadier), with a gesture he will make several times during the day, take out the equipment to saddle his mount.

Sylvain, keeper of the herd, saddling his horse before participating in an abrivado.

During an abrivado, part of the public (the catchers) participate in their own way in the festivities by trying to escape or hold back the bulls.

After the morning sorting of the bulls, time for a coffee for the herdsmen before continuing the day which promises to be, like every weekend, busy.

Pascal and the guardians, attentive to the performance of a bull from the herd in the arena.

Bandido at nightfall in front of a passionate crowd.

Pascal and Folco, the manadier and his son, observing the cows of the herd during a bullfighting show.

After a nocturnal show, the time came to load the actors into the tank before bandaging them (bring them back to the pastures). It's the end of a long day.

Bernard, one of the herdsmen of the herd awaiting their passage during a great abrivado competition, bringing together 12 herds on the beach of Palavas.

End of winter, the herd's activities accelerate, it is time for all the herdsmen to get back in the saddle and practice in the arenas of the herd, before the season is in full swing.

La ferrade: Within the herd and in front of an audience that can participate, the herdsmen sort one by one the one-year-old annoubles (calves) which must be marked and concealed. They bring the calf back to the place of the ferrade, in front of the spectators who will stop it for the bravest. It will be put on the ground, marked with a hot iron for identification and scalloped (cut out of part of the ear, according to a shape specific to each herd) to differentiate the bulls from one herd to another. The marking and the escoussure are carried out by Pascal.

La ferrade: Within the herd and in front of an audience that can participate, the herdsmen sort one by one the one-year-old annoubles (calves) which must be marked and concealed. They bring the calf back to the place of the ferrade, in front of the spectators who will stop it for the bravest. It will be put on the ground, marked with a hot iron for identification and scalloped (cut out of part of the ear, according to a shape specific to each herd) to differentiate the bulls from one herd to another. The marking and the escoussure are carried out by Pascal.

In the toril, between two calf outings in the arena for nighttime entertainment, you can feel the fatigue of a long day of activities that will end in a few hours.

Pascal, surrounded by the guardians attentive to the instructions.

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At the very end of summer, all animals are vaccinated by a veterinarian. By 5 or 6, the bulls are lined up in a corridor to take blood tests and vaccines. One of the rare activities without an audience.

The summer season is over. After the vaccination, the time has come for a few adult bulls to switch to bistournage. Dropping the animal to the ground and holding it while someone takes care of castrating it is a tough ordeal for herdsmen. Using forceps, non-cutting, the testicular cord will be cut.

The summer season is over. After the vaccination, the time has come for a few adult bulls to switch to bistournage. Dropping the animal to the ground and holding it while someone takes care of castrating it is a tough ordeal for herdsmen. Using forceps, non-cutting, the testicular cord will be cut.

The entry into the track of the bull during a Camargue race. Always a highlight for Pascal and his guardians, who will look carefully at the qualities of this one.

The Camargue race, the goal of so much work. The manadier must identify among the whole of his breeding, the bulls likely to thwart the race of the raseteurs. These will have to remove with the help of a hook, attributes fixed on the horns of the bull. A bullfighting game very different from bullfighting, which fascinates the inhabitants of a whole region of the South of France.