Federación Mexicana de Charrería culture that were quickly disappearing following the breakup of the haciendas by the Mexican revolutionaries. A Federacion American de Charrieria is in the U.S to support charros in the U.S Federación Mexicana de Charrería The Federación Mexicana de Charrería (Mexican Federation of Charreria) regulates "charrería" events in Mexico. "Charrería", officially the National Sport of Mexico, consists of a series of Mexican equestrian events rooted in the horsemanship brought over from Spain during their conquest of the New World. The most noted event is the "charreada", or Mexican rodeo. Originally chartered on December 16, 1933, in Mexico City as the "Federación
Charreada caught by the horns of steers. The "botinas", or little boots, prevent feet from slipping through the stirrups. Spurs are worn on the botinas. The saddle of the charro has a wider horn than that of a western saddle, which helps safeguard the charro from being pitched off and from being hung up. There are two grips at the back of the saddle, in case the charro needs to hold on because of a buck or some other unexpected act of the horse. A "charreada" is held within a marked-off area of an arena called a "Lienzo charro" consisting of