riata
Example Sentences
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So Williams plans to stop calling a rope a rawhide riata and not use words like hackamore, tapaderas and cinch ring.
From Time Magazine Archive
And Collie disentangled his legs from an amazing contortion of the riata and tried76 to whirl the loop as he had seen the cowmen whirl it.
From Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail by Fischer, Anton Otto
The despatch then went on to tell of the skill of the victorious riata man, and mentioned among other wonderful feats, his lassoing an antelope running at high speed 100 feet away.
From The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
Behold the vaquero, with his riata whirling aloft as at full gallop he pursues a fleeing bull!
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin
The skill shown by cattlemen in throwing the riata or lasso often approaches the marvelous.
From The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
