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Corral of the Four Horses

The bond between cuadrilleros, horses, tack and equestrian elements.

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Corral of the Four Horses

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Welcome to the Corral of the Four Horses.

In the Cuadrillas, the horse does not accompany: it completes the cuadrillero. Rider, costume and animal form a single body in motion. Each cuadrilla has its own equestrian presence: the Galán with his white or moro horse, the Moro with his bayo or yellow horse, the Guahibo with his chestnut or alazán horse, and the Cachacero with his black or zaino horse.

Tack, reins, breast collars, seeds and pennants are part of this visual and sound memory.

Here, the horse is living heritage too.

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Corral of the Four Horses

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This is the Corral of the Four Horses. In this room we discover that the rider, his costume and his animal become a single body for the festival. As we walk through the place, we see how each cuadrilla is distinguished by the color of its horse: white for the Galán, bayo for the Moro, chestnut for the Guahibo and black for the Cachacero.