Chilean rodeo

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The Rodeo is the second most practiced sport following soccer in Chile. In 1962 rodeo was declared the national sport of Chile. Since then it has thrived especially in the more rural areas of the country. Huasos have been known to travel hundreds of miles to compete in these competitions. However, rodeo in Chile is very different that its North American counterpart found in the Western United States.

Every year is made National Championship of Rodeo in Rancagua. The maximum exponent is Ramón Cardemil that has obtained the title in seven opportunities and the last champions were the brothers Claudio and Rufino Hernández. One practices in the countryside of all the country, mainly in the central zone, being a rural celebration. It consists of which a collera, composed by two huasos and two horses, must stop bull in three opportunities obtaining different scores. At the moment, this sport is prevailed by a strict regulation that, among other norms, it establishes that only Chilean Horse, mounted by riders with clote of huaso complete. Rodeos in Chile are conducted in half moon arenas that resemble corrals called the Medialuna.

The Chilean Rodeo is a judged event that establishes a score that is made up of points earned, minus points deducted for faults. The positive points are determined by one point that is given to all paired teams that drive the steer correctly around the Holding Pen.

[edit] See also

• Huaso
• Chilean Horse

[edit] External links

• National Sport
• Chilean Rodeo
• Portal del Rodeo Chileno (text in Spanish)