rough riders
Wild horse tamers
Rough riders are skilled horsemen who break wild horses or perform in rodeos—people comfortable with unruly mounts and rugged terrain.
The term evokes frontier toughness and cowboy culture.
Capitalized, the Rough Riders were Theodore Roosevelt's volunteer cavalry regiment in the Spanish-American War, famous for their charge up San Juan Hill.
- American WestHistoric frontier territory
- wild westUnregulated, lawless environment
- cavalryMounted military force
- Theodore RooseveltTwenty-sixth American president
- Teddy RooseveltTwenty-sixth American president
adventure · regiment · mounted soldiers · cowboy culture · Spanish-American War · resilience · bravery · folklore · ruggedness · saddle up · volunteers · San Juan Hill · patriotic imagery · pioneering · frontier · 1898 · war heroes · military campaign
- Wild West ShowsBuffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Sitting Bull, sharpshooters, rope tricks
rough riderspolo players
Mounted mallet sport competitors
equestrians · show jumpers · jockeys · riding instructors · horse whisperers
rough ridersregular army
Nation's permanent military force
ceremonial guards · military police · peacekeepers · staff officers · dragoons
rough ridersgentlemen
Men of refinement
aristocrats · dandies · city slickers · tenderfoots · greenhorns
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