cabalgata
Do you think riding on a horse eight hours for three days is relaxing and exciting? Poeple that enjoy horseback riding think so. The "Cabalgata" in the Northern part of Mexico is a long, exciting, and relaxing horsetrail. This horsetrail is relaxing for most people because they get off work for three days and drink with their friends. This trail is made for men only, but girls are allowed to join in with them the last day. This event doesn't have an age requirement, but most participants are between the ages of 16-60. Most of the time young children are accompanied by their father. In this event, every year the amount of people that participate changes from 120-500 riders on this event. Hores riders are mainly from Acuņa and pretty much know each other. Friends sign up and get together to interact amongst others. In the Northern part of Mexico two Cabalgata's are held each year. One is "Acuņa" and the other is "Sabinas." This event doesn't have a specific date; however, the Cabalgata in Sabinas is usually held on Labor Day weekend. In Acuņa it is usually held on the first week of October. The Cabalgata I'm going to talk about is the one held in Acuņa, that lasts for three days and three nights. The year I went,
day one and two were about 50 kilometers long, while day three was only 20 kilometers. The last day is always shorter so that the girls can ride along with the guys. The word Cabalgar in Spanish means "horseback riding." That's the reason why this event is called Cabalgata. This event is organized by an individual that lives in Acuņa. The person that organizes this goes through a lot of hard work. First, he has to schedule a meeting to check how many people are willing to go. If there is not enough people, there is no point to continue on with the organization. If people are interested, the planner finds a route that is possible to take. Second, he needs a starting point that is about 120 kilometers from Acuņa so the Cabalgantes (riders) can ride from there back to Acuņa. Third, he needs to get permission from the owners of the ranches which Cabalgantes will pass through and get the keys to the gates. Fourth, he needs to find a place where the Cabalgantes can sleep and which have corrals to let the horses rest. The next morning (Day 3) is when the girls show up. This day is calmer than the first two and beer is not given out until the destination, because it's respectful not to drink in front of young ladies. On this day, everyone has to wear white shirts with cowboy hats. This is an obligation, because at the end of the trail, we got to a ranch outside Acuņa, and our family members receive us and we ate lunch with our family and our friends. Also, when we got there, we took pictures. After a great delicious lunch is when everyone goes home and rests comfortably in their beds. in 1996, when I went, at about 6:00 a.m (Day 1) people started waking up, eating breakfast, and saddling up their horses. At about 7:00 a.m, everyone headed out on the trail. All the Cabalgantes followed the leader (organizer) towards point two where w
Some common words found in the essay are:
Habran Camino, Fourth Cabalgantes, Northern Mexico, Cabalgar Spanish, Cabalgata I'm, , Acuņa Third, Labor Day, Acuņa Sabinas, Acuņa Cabalgantes, horseback riding, people continue, people participate, people slept, slept trailer, event doesn't, guys slept, sleeping bags, usually held, cabalgantes pass,
Approximate Word count = 1246
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
