If you want to see it for yourself, we’ll be competing at halftime during a charreria on August 24th at 55431 305th Lane NW in Cambridge, Minnesota. (Rodeos start at 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.) $20 per carload.
Juana Villagrana (left) of North Branch helps Itziry Pliego (right) of Eagan tie her rebozo at the AAA Ranch in Ham Lake on Aug. 3. That day, the Escaramuza Charra Las Coronelas de Minnesota taught the younger girls the art of being an escaramuza. The girls began riding in 2016 but only recently began competing. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune)
Esmeralda García Del Rios of Team Amazonas de Minnesota competes in the “Dar Punta” portion of the competition at the AAA Ranch in Ham Lake on July 21. In the “Dar Punta,” the rider must ride 60 meters as fast as possible and try to stop the horse within a distance of 20 meters. The measurement is based on the number of prints made by the hind legs. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune)
A member of Las Amazonas de Minnesota wraps a rosary around her rebozo as she prepares to compete at the AAA Ranch in Ham Lake on Aug. 3. The rosary, or any other religious pin or piece of jewelry, is used to protect against harm. The rebozo must be tied with a special knot to the left of her waist when she competes on a horse. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune)
Samantha Ortiz Esparza watches the charreria with Team Las Amazonas de Minnesota before competing at the AAA Ranch in Ham Lake on July 21. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune)
Family, friends, trainers and spectators watch as Escaramuzas compete in a tournament that will see the winner compete on July 21 at the AAA Ranch in Ham Lake, Mexico. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune)
Zoila Cardenas, center, a judge brought to Minnesota from Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico, and Laura Ferrer of Aguascalientes, Mexico, judge the Amazonas de Minnesota escaramuza team during a competition at the AAA Ranch in Ham Lake on July 21. Two judges from the Federción Mexicana de Charreria (Federation of Mexican Charreria) judged the competition between the escaramuzas. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune)
The Escaramuza Charra Las Coronelas de Minnesota team will compete in a group of eight horses and ride simultaneously. The choreography will take place on July 21, 2024, at the AAA Ranch in Ham Lake. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune)
