Been around cattle most of my life. Been knocked down once by a 350 lb calf, but managed to escape all the rest; the crazy cows, bulls, and deranged steers. Challenging a bull in a froth is for bull-riders with experience. To send a rookie in the way of a charging bull is a danger with serious consequences should there be one slip-up. I remember an incident when a kid from St Louis assisted with working of gentle dairy cattle and he tryed to stop one backing up by placing his extended forearm between the cow and the side of the corral. This cow was not charging; just backing up at a walk and snapped his forearm like a green maple branch.
I had my left leg fractured from a kick from a 350 lb Charlois,it required 2 screws,on crutches for seven months.
Farmers don`t play games with bulls & cows, they can kill or cripple a person easily.
I do enjoy reading Hemmingway,great American writer.That running of the bulls is crazy,bulls and alcohol filled young men.