Which village in Spain? does a ' wild horses gathering' festival? and when?

Question

I've seen it on T.V. doco... was fascinating. Somewhere very remote. And these horses habite in the mountain usually, except the festival day, when people chase them down into their venue.

Answer 1

The festival is called "A Rapa das Bestas" - capture and branding of wild horses from the hills, and attracts equestrian lovers from all over Europe. It takes place during June and August, every weekend, each one in a different village. The major ones are:

A Coruña

A Capelada (Cedeira) 29 june

As Cañizadas (Pobra do Caramiñal) 12 o 19 july

Lugo

Candaoso (Viveiro) 1st Sunday of July

Campo do Oso (Mondoñedo) Last Sunday of June

0 Valadouro (Santo Tomé) 1st Sunday of August

Pontevedra

Mougás (Oia) 8 june

Morgadáns (Gondomar) 15 june

San Cibrao (Gondomar) 22 june

Sabucedo (A Estrada) 6 july

Monte Castelo (Cotobade) 3 august

Paradarta (A Cañiza) 31 august

0 Galiñiro (Gondomar) august