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Champion bull-rider Ty Pozzobon dies at 25. Ty Pozzobon (Ian Webster/Herald). Merritt, the Nicola Valley, and the rodeo community the world round continues to mourn this week, after Ty Pozzobon, Canadaâs best bull-rider who had a bright future ahead of him, was found deceased Monday morning at his home in Merritt.
The prestigious San Isidro bullfight has been suspended after three matadors were gored in one day. This is actually rarer than the uninitiated might expect-it's the first suspension for 35 years.So how dangerous is bullfighting, asks Tom de Castella.n the 2013 season, 31 matadors received horn wounds, according to the datoros.com website. Some were minor, some life-threatening. As well as the matadors themselves, 16 of their assistants were injured-the assistants usually include picadors on horseback, banderilleros on foot, and a sword page.