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

The skill shown by cattlemen in throwing the riata or lasso often approaches the marvelous.

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

As she spoke, she began uncoiling the rawhide riata which was tied to her saddle.

From 'Me--Smith' by Hoskins, Gayle Porter

He leaped from his pony, the coiled riata in his hand as he touched the ground.

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

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.