News reports about gorings in Spain must be like high-speed chase reports in Los Angeles: constant and dramatic. And whether you’re an advocate for the artform (sport? dance? slaughtering?) or not, the one thing people can agree on is the preservation of a matador’s life. Even if you think he’s a jerk for killing off 4-5 bulls a corrido. At least in some parts, the bull sacrificed will be eaten by the townspeople. Unless you’re in Madrid. There, the bull is discarded for the vultures. We digress. Some matador named Luis Miguel Encabo was gored severely after the bull pulled a trick on him.

Encabo was facing the fifth bull of the afternoon, when the animal stepped on the bullfighter’s cape, causing him to turn his back on the animal.

He was then gored, and despite being able to stand and face the bull once more, he collapsed and was carried out by first aid officials.

We once pulled through a full day’s worth of blogging with a hangnail. It was tough. But we did it because there’s integrity involved in our line of work, ya know? We wish Luis Miguel a speedy recover…and hope some delicious arrachera was salvaged from the bull.

Gored bullfighter in critical condition [Expatica]
Image [Infomelilla]