Iberian Peninsula Horsemanship, the Myth of the Moors’ Influence on Riding and the California Vaquero-style Bridle Horse
Many of these Conquistadors, as Cortés’s army was called, became wealthy men and established huge haciendas. They also brought with them to the New World, their traditions, equipment, different styles of riding, and ways of training horses which were gradually passed on to the native inhabitants who subsequently modified the horse equipment...These men became known as vaqueros...
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April 18, 2019