BEECHER, Ill. -- Mexico's oldest sport is charrería. "It's considered the national sport - everyone thinks it's soccer but it's charrería," said Vereniz Llamas. The men who practice the equestrian ...

It may look like a scene from 18th Century Mexico, with felt sombreros, riding leggings embroidered down the length, coiled lariats and saddles with saucer-sized horns. But this is just a few weeks ...

“When I found the community of charros, I immediately felt that I belonged,” says Antonio Huerta, director of Comunidad y Herencia Cultural. “It just felt right.” The grand opening of the Charro ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This military saddle, decorated with ...

Mexican rodeo enjoyed a brief springtime in Pueblo County. The sport of charreria, which originated on Mexican haciendas during the Spanish colonial period, came to dusty corrals and arenas here in ...

The warmblood’s hooves drummed against the ground, kicking up dirt as it cantered around the ring. Its front feet lifting from the grass, the horse leaped over a fence — its rider leaning in unison — ...