or is a traditional sport in the gaucho culture of Argentina and the Cono Sur – Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and the

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of Brazil. The objective is for the rider to stay on an untamed horse for a number of seconds. The specified time varies from 8 to 14 seconds, depending on the category. In Argentina it may be considered a part of the national

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. The event forms part of the programme of the annual held at Jesús María in the

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of Córdoba. Under the rules of the competition there, there are three categories: * or bareback: the rider holds on to a leather strap passed round the neck of the horse and must stay mounted for 8 seconds; spurs are used * or : the horse carries a girthed pad of sheepskin in the place of a saddle; the rider holds the reins in one hand, a whip in the other and must stay mounted for 12 seconds. * : the horse is saddled; the rider must not lose the stirrups and must stay mounted for 14 seconds. The rider may not touch the horse with his/her hands at any time.

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