riatas
Ropes for wrangling
Riatas is the plural of riata, a lasso or lariat used for roping cattle.
The word comes from Spanish and appears mainly in writing about the American Southwest and Mexico: Cowboys swung their riatas overhead before throwing.
The spelling reata is equally common.
Struggle for supremacy
- arenaVenue for contests
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- eventA notable occurrence
- contestantCompetition participant
timer · chute · buckaroo · champion · bronco · performance · crowd · points
Looped rope for catching
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- loopCurve closing on itself
- coilWound circular arrangement
- rawhideUntanned animal skin
braided · leather · nylon · knot · hitch · dally · twine · cordage
Propelling by arm motion
- ropingCatching with a lariat
- lassoingCapturing with a looped rope
- dallyLoiter without purpose
- catchSeize or snag
loop · swing · twirl · heeling · heading · snare · entangle · precision
competition
Struggle for supremacy
contestant · timer · chute · buckaroo · champion · bronco · performance · crowd · points · finals
lasso
Looped rope for catching
rawhide · braided · leather · nylon · knot · hitch · dally · twine · cordage · strand
throwing
Propelling by arm motion
catch · loop · swing · twirl · heeling · heading · snare · entangle · precision · skill
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
- herdingManaging animal groups
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
corral · wrangler · vaquero · stockyard · calves · steers · heifers · livestock · pasture · ranchhand
charro
Mexican equestrian in finery
hacienda · caballero · horseman · tradition · heritage · skilled · mounted