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

There is not much to describe about this part of throwing a riata, important though it may be.

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

A riata glistens in the sunlight, whistles through the air and falls over his head.

From Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing by Shields, George O.

Saddle Bags and Saddle Blankets On the right-hand side of your pommel will be a strap and buckle for your riata.

From Camp and Trail by White, Stewart Edward

It was the riata with which he had picketed the pony.

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