A giant bull stole the limelight in France, became a star on social media, and accounts dedicated to him are followed by tens of thousands of fans who watch his diaries.

And a woman named Sabine rides the bull "Aston", to take picnics in the morning near the vineyards in a village in the Moz region in eastern France, and that bull walks with quiet and confident steps, to the extent that many liken it to purebred horses.

The bull "Aston" steals the limelight

A surprised man stops inside his truck to immortalize the unusual scene with his mobile phone lens, and on every outing, "Aston" provokes the same reactions, which Sabine Roa meets with laughter, saying, "Honestly, I did not invent anything."

Pelatih kuda asal Prancis Sabine Rouas, mengadopsi seekor anak sapi jantan berusia 1 tahun yang dinamakan Aston.

Aston dibesarkan bersama kuda peternakan Sabine.

Kini Aston jadi bintang desa kecil di Prancis, Karena tingkahnya yang tak biasa.

I berperilaku seperti kuda.

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Once it flaunts its snout, this unique bull attracts attention in the region and beyond.

And on social networks, Yannick Kirchoffer, Sabine's husband, is keen to publish the diaries of this bull until he has 62,000 followers on TikTok, 90,000 subscribers on YouTube, and almost the same number on Facebook.

And Sabine's story began with "Aston" from her mourning for the racehorse she was raising, and she says, "Every rider in his life has a special relationship with a horse. When he left, I no longer wanted to hear anything about horses."

At the time, Sabine was living in Luxembourg next to a farm, and as the days went by she was watching the livestock intently, and she had the idea of ​​contacting the owner of the farm to "reconnect with the big animals".

Sabine explains, "I was still having a problem with the horses, and I wasn't in contact with them, so I went down to the farm and saw a cow that looked more interesting than the others. .

This was a revelation to the Sabines, and when the cow gave birth to a male calf, she bought both animals.

"For me, that was the beginning of hell," Sabine says. She had to find a place to put the two animals. "I was told I was completely crazy, and it's true that I didn't know anything" about these animals.

It weighs more than a ton

The former commercial director with a strong personality stuck to her idea, and as with the cats she trains, Sabine believes in the special bond between humans and animals, and she thought then that training "Aston" might not be a bad idea, Sabine stuck to this link, but she fell 38 times in 3 months while trying to mount the Bull.

But she soon spotted encouraging signs. "When he saw me riding horses, Aston wanted to do the same," she says. "By observing, he learned a lot from their behaviour, so we focused on the imitation element."

The weight of the Aston bull is 1.4 tons (French)

What was the result?

Now 9-year-old Aston is jumping small hurdles and doing lateral movements like horses.

Sabine says, "When people see this, they tell me that Aston thinks of himself as a horse, and this is true. He loves to imitate horses, and I have no choice but to let him do what he wants. He weighs 1.4 tons, and he has his own personality."

And she concludes, "In terms of upbringing, he is very similar to cats, and there is a similarity in personality."

The success of "Aston" prompted Sabine to appear in equestrian shows and to develop the "Aston bull" brand.