Vaquero
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The vaquero is a horse-mounted livestock herder of a tradition that has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula, and extensively developed in what is today Mexico from methods brought to the Americas from
Vaquero (1877)
“Music of the Plains” (mural study, Kilgore, Texas, 1939) by Xavier Gonzalez. This New Deal-era artwork features a Vaquero serenading a woman, symbolizing the deep Hispanic cultural roots in Kilgore's identity. The original study is housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Classic vaquero style hackamore equipment. Horsehair mecates top row, rawhide bosals in second row with other equipment
“Charro Mexicano”, 1828. The term “Charro” was originally a derogatory term or nickname for Mexican Rancheros; synonymous with the English terms “hick”, “country bumpkin”, or “yokel”.
Mustang
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The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish conquistadors. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because
Mustang adopted from the Bureau of Land Management
Free-roaming mustangs near Chinle, Arizona
Mustang mare and foal with stallion in the West Warm Springs HMA (Herd Management Area) in Oregon
Large herd of free-roaming mustangs galloping through the plains of Utah