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
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
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
As she spoke, she began uncoiling the rawhide riata which was tied to her saddle.
From 'Me--Smith' by Hoskins, Gayle Porter
The saddle-tree is hung with silver rings, fore and aft, to answer all the requirements of the vaquero in lacing up his riata.
From A Truthful Woman in Southern California by Sanborn, Kate
