Jineteada gaucha

{{Short description|Traditional sport of Argentina and the Cono Sur}}

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{{lang|es|italic=no|Jineteada gaucha}} or {{lang|es|italic=no|doma gaucha}} is a traditional sport in the gaucho culture of Argentina and the Cono Sur{{r|merc|page=255}} – Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and the Rio Grande do Sul of Brazil. The objective is for the rider to stay on an untamed horse for a number of seconds.{{r|merc|page=255}} The specified time varies from 8 to 14 seconds, depending on the category.{{r|fest}} In Uruguay a law was enacted in 2006 establishing it as the national sport.{{cite web |url=http://www.glin.gov/view.action?glinID=177996 |title=Uruguay Law 17958 of 21 April 2006 |publisher=Global Legal Information Network |access-date=14 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621043044/http://www.glin.gov/view.action?glinID=177996 |archive-date=21 June 2010}} In Argentina it may be considered a part of the national intangible cultural heritage.{{r|merc|p=255|salta|p2=49}}

The event forms part of the programme of the annual {{ill|Festival Nacional de Doma y Folklore|es}} held at Jesús María in the province of Córdoba. Under the rules of the competition there, there are three categories:

• {{lang|es|italic=no|Crina Limpia}} or bareback: the rider holds on to a leather strap passed round the neck of the horse and must stay mounted for 8 seconds; spurs are used.{{r|fest}}
• {{lang|es|italic=no|Sureña}} or {{lang|es|italic=no|Surera}}: the horse carries a girthed pad of sheepskin in the place of a saddle; the rider holds the reins in one hand, a whip in the other and must stay mounted for 12 seconds.{{r|fest}}
• {{lang|es|italic=no|Bastos con Encimera}}: the horse is saddled; the rider must not lose the stirrups and must stay mounted for 14 seconds.{{r|fest}}

The rider may not touch the horse with his/her hands at any time.{{r|fest}}