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In California horses are named according to their color. An alazan is a sorrel—a color generally preferred, as denoting speed and mettle.
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The sarape is a knit blanket of many gay colors, worn over the shoulders by an opening in the center, through which the head is thrust.
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Calzoneros are trowsers, generally made of blue cloth or velvet, richly embroidered, and worn over an under pair of white linen. They are slashed up the outside of each leg, for greater convenience in riding, and studded with rows of silver buttons.
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The lariat, or riata, as it is indifferently called in California and Mexico, is precisely the same as the lasso of South America.