bull tailing

bull tailing n. a sport in which mounted riders take down bulls by the tail. Editorial Note: Also known in English as steer tailing. Known in Venezuela as toros coleados; in Mexico as las colas or colas en el lienzo. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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