MEXICO CITY (AP) – Since their arrival aboard Spanish ships in the 1500s, horses have been part of the story of the New World. In Mexico, there is perhaps no better representative of the country's ...

BEECHER, Ill. -- 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 equestrian ...

For the children of immigrants, the countries that their parents left behind sometimes exist more as myths than actual places—things that we hear about but don’t experience can take on a fantastic ...

Anna Alejo is CBS News Colorado's Executive Producer of Community Impact. She works with the news team to develop more grassroots relationships and original content at the neighborhood and local ...

The pageantry was centered in the arena — the dancing horses, the rope tricks, the bull riding — a brass band, complete with a tuba, played in the background as members of the local Latino community ...

Charrería, Mexico’s traditional equestrian sport, traces its roots to the 16th century, when Spanish colonial horsemanship and cattle ranching techniques shaped the daily work of charros, or cowboys.

Paola Pimienta knows the story behind every dress on display in an exhibit at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth. "This dress has an amazing story," she said, walking by a ...

Don Gumaro's coffin, set atop a horse-pulled carriage, entered the rodeo arena of Lienzo Charro Los Amigos in Laveen Village for the last time — his horse following behind as if waiting for the late ...

Galloping sidesaddle, narrowly crossing a circular arena known as a lienzo charro, women in the Pacific Northwest competed in Washington’s first state escaramuza championship last weekend in Enumclaw.

Though many think football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Mexico, the charrería is considered to be Mexico's only national sport (translator's note: the name charrería comes from the word ...

KATY, Texas (KTRK) -- On this first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, ABC13's Mayra Moreno is taking you inside a lienzo charro, a professional sporting arena that resembles that of the American rodeo ...

CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) -- Athletes from the Borderland are participating in the New Mexico state qualifiers of Charreria for an opportunity to compete at the nationals in Houston, Texas. Miguel ...