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Charrería (pronounced [tʃareˈɾia]), also known historically as Jaripeo, [1] [2] [3] is the national sport of Mexico and a discipline arising from equestrian activities and livestock traditions used in the haciendas of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
Dating back to 16th century Mexico, jaripeo was originally a form of bull fighting in which the rider rode the bull to death. [17] The jaripeo later evolved to be seen as a test of courage rather than to just simply ride the bull to death. The modern objective of this event is to attempt to ride the bull until it becomes tame and stops bucking ...
Flat racing – Equestrian sport; Harness racing – A form of horse racing that uses a two-wheeled cart; Point-to-point – Form of horse racing; Steeplechase – Horse race form originally from Ireland, featuring jumps over fence and ditch obstacles
Rodeo (/ ˈ r oʊ d i oʊ, r ə ˈ d eɪ oʊ /) is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations.
The North American continent is the birthplace of several organized sports, such as basketball, charrería/rodeo, gridiron football, ice hockey, jaripeo/bull riding, lacrosse, ollamaliztl (ancient Mesoamerican sport), mixed martial arts (MMA), padel, pickleball, racquetball, ultimate ("ultimate frisbee"), and volleyball.
Meet the gymnast who helped the US men’s gymnastics team earn its first medal in 16 years –– and who looks suspiciously like Superman.
Equestrian sports are among those contested at the Summer Olympic Games. Equine events began at the Olympics in 1900, when competitions in polo (considered by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to be a separate sport from the other equestrian events), vaulting , four-in-hand driving , mail coach driving, mixed hacks and hunters and three ...
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative group that drafts model legislation, created a government efficiency coalition after its December national meeting.