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 leg braces, U-shaped for the right leg and C-shaped for the left leg. The "charreada" itself consists of a number of scoring events staged in a particular order—nine for the men and one for the women. Two or more teams, called "asociaciones", compete against each other. Teams can compete to become state, regional, and national champions. The competitors are judged by both style and execution. Unlike rodeos, most "charreadas" do not award money to the winners as "charreadas" are considered an amateur sport, not professional. Under Mexican laws it would be illegal to receive a monetary reward for participating in