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Updated: 8/17/2019

The charreada or charrería is a competitive event similar to rodeoand was developed from animal-husbandrypractices used on the haciendaof new-spain. The sport has been described as "living history," or as an art form drawn the demands of working life. charreadaEvolving from the traditions brought from Spain in the 16th century, the first charreadas were ranch work competitions between haciendas. The modern Charreada developed after the mexican-revolution-2when charro-1traditions were disappearing. The competing charros often came from families with a tradition of Charreria,charreadaand teams today are often made up from extended families who have been performing for up to five generations.charreadaThe charreada consists of nine events for men plus one for women, all of which involve horses, cattle or both.charreadaSome of the events in the charreada have been criticized by animal advocacy groups and some states have banned certain events.charreadaHowever, there is an absence of independent statistical data and unbiased recording of the injury rate of animals has not been undertaken.

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