Horsefeathers

There’s so much to see at Fuengirola’s annual Feria (fair). To be clear, there’s more than one annual fair in Fuengirola. This week’s annual event is to honour the Virgin of the Rosary. She was processed (that’s pro-CEST as opposed to PRAH-cest) from the church this week. I’ve seen her before and wanted instead to see the horses and costumes as they arrived at the fairgrounds. Here, today, are the horses (mostly).

(Click any image to equestriansize.)

A HORSE BITES OFF A WOMAN’S HEAD AS HER FRIEND LOOKS ON.

HORSEFEATHERS*! (*POLITE AMERICAN SLANG FOR HORSESHIT OR BULLSHIT.)

THE FIRST ARRIVALS. THE ADULTS WENT FOR A BEER AND ARGUED A BIT BEFORE ENTERING THE FAIRGROUNDS.

PURE CLASS OUTSIDE ON THE NEARBY PLAZA.

STOPPING FOR A SARSAPARILLA AT A LOCAL SALOON. (ACTUALLY, STOPPING FOR A FANTA ORANGE.)

SPANISH MAN SMOKING CUBAN CIGAR ON ARABIAN HORSE?* *(REALLY, ANDALUSIAN — ALSO PURE SPANISH — HORSES, NOT ARABIAN.)

THE FAIRGROUNDS’ STREETS WERE STILL FAIRLY EMPTY, BUT PEOPLE KEPT WALKING IN FRONT OF MY SHOTS.

APPLYING LIPSTICK AS SHE RIDES.

A TASTE OF TOMORROW: THE TRADITIONAL COSTUMES.