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

He leaped from his pony, the coiled riata in his hand as he touched the ground.

From Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail by Fischer, Anton Otto

He felt himself beyond all human aid, And trusted to the saints—and, for that matter, To some weak spot in Felipe's riata.

From In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding by Various

I prefer the Mexican grass rope with a brass honda to the rawhide riata, because I am used to it.

From Camp and Trail by White, Stewart Edward

He lifted his riata in his right hand.

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