FORT WORTH — Escaramuza Charra is relatively new to the United States but continues to grow in popularity thanks to competitions bringing the sport to light. The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo hosted ...
See stunning charreria dresses and stories that celebrate women's roles in rodeo at the National Cowgirl Museum in Fort Worth ...
FORT WORTH — The women of Escaramuza Charra don't want their dresses to fool you from thinking what they do is anything but hard work. They are real cowgirls. Pancho Villa, a key figure in the Mexican ...
Escaramuza is a sport like no other, a combination of athleticism with a respect for Mexican heritage and culture. “Escaramuza is actually a side-saddle precision drill team of eight girls, and we sit ...
Viri Colon was just 19 when she first saw the women riders parading on horseback, perched sidesaddle, dressed in ornately embroidered sombreros and colorful dresses, boots with pointy rodeo spurs, ...
NAMPA, Idaho — A sport that blends tradition and history continues to be honored in the Treasure Valley. The art Escaramuza Charra is Mexico's national sport. It involves women athletes dressed in ...
BEECHER, Ill. (WLS) -- Mexico's oldest sport is charrería. "It's considered the national sport - everyone thinks it's soccer but it's charrería," said Vereniz Llamas. The men who practice the ...
HOCKLEY - This isolated patch of prairie, 50 miles northwest of downtown Houston, seemed a far cry from the rodeo crowd and arena lights of NRG Center, where Las Rebeldes will perform Sunday night.
The late summer scene on the outskirts of Caldwell was, in many ways, the quintessential image of the American West. Riders trained and raced their horses in circles in the looming shadow of the ...
Ride along with the women of Escaramuza Quetzalli, & learn about the rich history of Mexican rodeo. Ride along with the women of Escaramuza Quetzalli, and learn about the rich history of Mexican rodeo ...
The national sport of Mexico has new representation in Iowa—but this team looks a little different than others. A group of young Iowans has formed a new team to compete and perform in charrería. Story ...