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

For a wonder the weather had been favorable; the windmills were all working, the bogs had dried up, the beef had lasted over, the remuda had not strayed—in short, there was nothing to do.

From The Boy Scouts Book of Stories by Louderback, Walt

You won't be expected to take on the whole remuda, Kirby.

From Rebel Spurs by Norton, Andre

Juan, have the remuda driven up253 and let every man saddle his horse.

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