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2. Trick roping - Wikipedia

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   Floreo de reata or trick roping is a Mexican entertainment or competitive art involving the spinning of a lasso, also known as a lariat or a rope. Besides Mexico and Mexican charrería , it is also associated with Wild West shows or Western arts in the United States.

3. Lasso - Wikipedia

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   A loose bull is lassoed by a pickup rider during a rodeo in Salinas west of Fresno, California [relevant?], July 2006 A lasso or lazo (/ ˈ l æ s oʊ / or / l æ ˈ s uː /), also called reata or la reata in Mexico, [1] [2] and in the United States riata or lariat [3] (from Mexican Spanish lasso for roping cattle), [4] is a loop of rope designed as a restraint to be thrown around a target and ...

4. Team roping - Wikipedia

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   Roping steers wear special protective horn wraps to protect the ears and head from rope burns. There is specialized equipment used by team ropers: Rope - made of synthetic fibers, used to rope the steer, there are two kinds of ropes, one for the header (the person who ropes the head) and one for the heeler (the person who ropes the legs). The ...

5. Cowboy - Wikipedia

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   Lariat; from the Spanish "la riata", meaning "the rope", sometimes called a lasso, especially in the East, or simply, a "rope". This is a tightly twisted stiff rope, originally of rawhide or leather, now often of nylon, made with a small loop at one end called a "hondo".

6. Bolas - Wikipedia

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   Lasso or lariat, a looped rope used for similar purposes, especially in North America; Meteor hammer and meteor, a Chinese melee weapon and a Chinese skill toy, both consisting of two weights connected by a rope or chain; Poi, a Māori skill toy consisting of a ball attached to a tasseled cord

7. Thigh-high boots - Wikipedia

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   Thigh-high boots, known also as thigh-length boots or simply thigh boots, are boots that extend above the knees to at least mid-thigh. Other terms for this footwear include over-the-knee boots, a name originally used for 15th century riding boots for men. These are sometimes called pirate boots, especially when cuffed. Over-the-knee boots are ...