Beecher, Illinois – The oldest sport in Mexico is the sport of Chareria. “It’s considered a national sport – everyone thinks it’s football but it’s Karari,” Ferenc Lamas said. Equestrian men are known as escaramuzas, but perhaps even more impressive are the women, who are called escaramuzas. Literally translates to skirmish in English. The 32-year-old llama has lived in Beecher, Illinois and has been riding horses for 16 years. “Escaramuza is a Mexican cowgirl working in sync with eight other girls on the side saddle making dangerous passes, quick turns,…
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