Charreada (Mexican Rodeo)
- Horses
- Lariats (ropes)
- A ring-shaped arena (lienzo)
- Traditional charro riding gear
A charreada typically takes place in a keyhole-shaped lienzo charro, a long rectangular runway that opens into a circular ring.
A team of riders called charros takes turns performing a set sequence of scored events inside the arena, known as suertes.
Events include roping a running horse or steer by the legs from horseback, riding a bucking bull or wild mare to a stop, and precision reining patterns.
Judges award points for how cleanly and skillfully each rider completes their event, deducting points for dropped ropes or missed attempts.
Each rider's turn is scored individually, and the scores are added together to give the team a total for that event.
Teams rotate through every event on the program, building up a cumulative score across the whole competition.
The team with the highest total score after all events finish is declared the winning charreada team.