Definitionn. a long noosed rope used to catch animals
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The skill shown by cattlemen in throwing the riata or lasso often approaches the marvelous. [Please select]
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"The Mexican may have won the duel by lassoing his adversary, riata and all," was the answer. [Please select]
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Then an ordinary riata is only fourteen or sixteen yards long--twenty yards is a very long one. [Please select]
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When the riata is made it should be buried for a week, ten days, or even a fortnight, in the sand. [Please select]
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Every vaquero that pretends to take care of his apparatus will bury his riata and stretch it every six or eight months. [Please select]
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"Now, as to throwing it: "The riata, say, is hanging from the horn of the saddle--not tied, but ready for use. [Please select]
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There is not much to describe about this part of throwing a riata, important though it may be. [Please select]
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The despatch then went on to tell of the skill of the victorious riata man, and mentioned among other wonderful feats, his lassoing an antelope running at high speed 100 feet away. [Please select]
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When the riata is resurrected it should again be left for a time stretched over a block, with a weight to hold it taut. [Please select]
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