The Rapa das Bestas (The Capture of the Beasts) is the name of the festival celebrated in Sabucedo, Pontevedra Province, in Galicia, Spain. It takes place during the first week in July and involves cutting the manes of the wild horses that roam free in the mountains, spanning an area over 200 square miles. It's performed in an enclosure called a curro where only a few aloitadores (fighters) are in charge of overpowering the semi-feral horses, relying solely on their skills and bodily strength.