Les Cavaliers du Rodeo Camarguais, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France 1960
The Bull Running event is featured in this home movie!
The games of guardians are games of skill played by horsemen. Some of very ancient origin, such as the game of aiguillette, recall the feats of arms and tournaments of the Middle Ages.
The most famous games are: the orange game / the hawk or bouquet game / the scarf tournament / the chair game / horse-to-horse jumping / horse-to-bull jumping / bull rodeo / ferrade in the ring / abrivado.
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, is the capital of the Camargue natural region in Southern France. It lies on the Mediterranean Sea. Administratively, it is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, on the departmental border with Gard.