The competition cuts too hard with big money at stake for competitors not to keep in shape. And it takes real muscle and stamina to fight a bull for 70 seconds. They take their sport seriously, like the professional athlete, and take care of themselves. Bull savvy separates the amateurs from the pros in bullfighting circles. Dunn, known to have the best bull sense, studies and watches the bulls he raises.
Bulls are like people.
Don't make eye contact with a bull, just as you don't with dangerous people, he said. And don't stress out a bull if you want him to fight well. Bulls, like people, lose their ability to perform if they are overstressed. Traveling will stress a bull. So will introducing a new bull into a group.