Before the carabaos are able to kneel they need to be trained daily for a period of several weeks.
The participation of carabaos in the yearly festival have started to dwindle. With the advent of farming technology, the use of tractors have been preferred to that of carabaos. This is because tractors are less expensive to maintain. They require lesser effort and money as compared to the carabaos that has to be fed and given care. Thus, fewer farmers are using carabaos to plough their fields.