roughriders
Wild horse tamers
Roughriders are skilled horsemen who break and train wild horses, or cavalry soldiers trained for rugged terrain.
The term evokes frontier toughness and daring.
Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders were volunteer cavalry in the Spanish-American War, cementing the word's association with bold, unconventional fighters: The roughriders charged up the hill.
Cowboy skills competition
- broncoUnbroken saddle horse
- wranglerLivestock handler on ranches
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- chapsProtective riding legwear
corral · stampede · cattle · herd · spurs · bandana · buckaroo · range
Colonel-led military unit
- cavalryMounted military force
- chargeCost or accusation
- sabersCurved cavalry blades
- mountedFixed in position
troops · squadron · horseback · military · campaign · soldiers · battle · uniforms
First to explore territory
- frontiersmenSettlers of unsettled land
- trailblazersThose who open territory
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
homestead · settlers · scouts · expedition · exploration · badlands · rugged · untamed
rodeo
Cowboy skills competition
chaps · corral · stampede · cattle · herd · spurs · bandana · buckaroo · range · outlaw
regiment
Colonel-led military unit
mounted · troops · squadron · horseback · military · campaign · soldiers · battle · uniforms · formation
pioneers
First to explore territory
- frontiersmenSettlers of unsettled land
- trailblazersThose who open territory
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
territory · homestead · settlers · scouts · expedition · exploration · badlands · rugged · untamed · dusty
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
bridle · reins · stirrups · horsemanship · mare · stallion · gelding · paddock · horseshoe · mount
- North DakotaBismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Badlands, Red River
roughridersceremonial guards
Troops for formal occasions
regular army · hussars · dragoons · mounted police · honor guard