Mexico’s Physically Challenged ‘Charro’ Cowboys

Photos by Nick Wagner  Salvador Espinoza spends his days in a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down. When he mounts his horse and tightens the back brace that helps him keep upright in the saddle, he transforms into a charro, or Mexican cowboy.

Mexican Rodeo Keeps Ranch Traditions Alive

Photos by Rebecca Blackwell Mexico’s best charro horsemen, wearing traditional wide-brimmed sombreros, lassoed galloping mares, flipped bulls by their tails and tested their mettle atop spirited horses on a recent weekend in Mexico City.

Mexico’s Charro Horse Tradition

Photos by Marco Ugarte Since their arrival aboard Spanish ships in the 1500s, horses have been part of the story of the New World.