remuda

American  

[ruh-moo-duh, re-moo-thah] / rəˈmu də, rɛˈmu ðɑ /

noun

Chiefly Southwestern U.S.

plural

remudas

1. a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.

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Etymology

Origin of remuda

An Americanism first recorded in 1835–45: from Latin American Spanish (Mexico): “a change (of horses),” Spanish: “exchange,” derivative of remudar “to change, replace,” equivalent to re- re- + mudar “to change” (from Latin mūtāre )

Example Sentences

Their nephew, Charley Hellen III, demonstrates vaquero horsemanship skills with the ranch remuda.

From Time Magazine Archive

Several days after this some new horses were added to the remuda of the Lunar Company.

From Steve Yeager by Raine, William MacLeod

"Been making it while I was night-herding the remuda," he told Farrar in answer to a surprised question.

From Steve Yeager by Raine, William MacLeod

The mules had been packed, and the remuda collected in charge of the driver.

From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Reid, Mayne

When within a hundred yards or so of the huts, the driver of the remuda galloped to the front, and catching the bell-mare, brought her to a stop.

From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Reid, Mayne