Tuesday Oct. 14: Our World In Pictures
MEXICO — Charros Show Off Roping Skills: In this Aug. 31 photo, charro Leonardo Flores, stands on his horse Canelito while showing off his roping skills; a move called, “florear sobre el caballo,” during a practice session at a corral in southern Mexico City. “Charreria,” the Mexican version of a rodeo, usually consists of nine scoring events that include horses and or cattle. It is Mexico’s official national sport as well as being part of the pride and tradition of the Mexican culture.
FERGUSON — Chalk Drawing Made to Remember Michael Brown: Pastor Charles Burton lies on the driveway at the Ferguson, Mo., police station as a chalk drawing is made as a memorial to Michael Brown on Monday. Activists planned a day of civil disobedience to protest Brown’s shooting in August and a second police shooting in St. Louis last week.