Rosemarie Zamorez, 18, (right) braids Alicia Ramirez’s hair as she and other members of Las Valentinas get ready for a performance at Rancho Zamorez in Coachella, Calif.
Rosemarie Zamorez, 18, helps her sister Rashel Zamorez with her scarf.
Rosemarie Zamorez, 18, helps her sister Rashel Zamorez with her scarf as Las Valentinas get ready to perform.
Alicia Ramirez and Roselina Medina relax before their Escarmuza performance at Rancho Zamorez.
Lillibeth Luna unpacks her sombrero as she and other members of Las Valentinas get ready to perform their Escarmuza routine.
Roselina Medina helps her friend with her sombrero as they get ready to take photos at Rancho Zamorez.
Damaris Cabrera and Lillibeth Luna show guests the snack choices during a fundraiser for Las Valentinas at Rancho Zamorez.
Alicia Ramirez with her horse Toxica by her horse trailer.
Roselina Medina brushes her horse Malibu as she and other members of Las Valentinas get ready to perform their Escarmuza routine for a fundraiser.
Valeria Frias, 5 pets a horse named Bon Bon, ridden by Rashel Zamorez in the ring at Rancho Zamorez in Coachella.
Members of Las Valentinas line up and perform their Escarmuza routine with their coach Celina Zamorez. Many of the girls learned to ride horses when they joined the team but they came together to compete in California, where they placed in the top 5 in both regional and state tournaments and scored enough points to enter the finals in Mexico.
The crowd watches members of Las Valentinas perform their Escarmuza routine.
Members of Las Valentinas perform their Escarmuza routine during a fundraiser at Rancho Zamorez. Escarmuza refers to an all female equestrian sport that originated in Mexico, part of the charreria tradition, where teams perform synchronized maneuvers on horseback.
Alondra Sustaitar laughs as she walks her horse in the ring.
Damaris Cabrera rides her horse in a race with turns called “carrera con giros” as the crowd watches her and other Las Valentinas perform.
Members of Las Valentinas perform their Escarmuza routine, which consists of synchronized manuevers on horseback.
Alicia Ramirez sits side saddle on her horse in the ring, which is part of the Escarmuza tradition.
Lillibeth Luna talks to people in the crowd following a performance by Las Valentinas.
Lillibeth Luna removes the pad and blanket from her horse Luna following a Las Valentinas performance at Rancho Zamorez.
oselina Medina, 13, pets her horse Malibu at Rancho Zamorez in Coachella, Calif.
Members of Las Valentinas perform their Escarmuza routine during a fundraiser at Rancho Zamorez in Coachella, Calif.
A group of Charros live in Long Beach, Calif. where they keep their horses in this equestrian friendly neighborhood near the LA river. On Sunday, they go a couple miles away to a parking lot in downtown Long Beach, where they host a musical show.
A cyclist rides by the equestrian neighborhood in Long Beach by the LA River.
Mario Contreras paints a horses named Loco’s hooves black before the show.
Antonio Rivera, 80, rides his horse Loco as spectator Elsa Salazar pets him during the parking lot show.
Guadalupe Perez sings while riding his dancing horse, Galen as spectators watch the show.
Antonio Rivera, 80, rides his horse Loco as Zaiden Tatum, pets him at a parking lot in Long Beach, Calif. near Anaheim Street.
Cesar Perez riding Viento Negro in the strip mall parking lot.
Guadalupe Perez riding his dancing horse, Galen as the Sunday night show comes to a close.
Rosemarie Zamorez, 18, (right) braids Alicia Ramirez’s hair as she and other members of Las Valentinas get ready for a performance at Rancho Zamorez in Coachella, Calif.
Rosemarie Zamorez, 18, helps her sister Rashel Zamorez with her scarf.
Rosemarie Zamorez, 18, helps her sister Rashel Zamorez with her scarf as Las Valentinas get ready to perform.
Alicia Ramirez and Roselina Medina relax before their Escarmuza performance at Rancho Zamorez.
Lillibeth Luna unpacks her sombrero as she and other members of Las Valentinas get ready to perform their Escarmuza routine.
Roselina Medina helps her friend with her sombrero as they get ready to take photos at Rancho Zamorez.
Damaris Cabrera and Lillibeth Luna show guests the snack choices during a fundraiser for Las Valentinas at Rancho Zamorez.
Alicia Ramirez with her horse Toxica by her horse trailer.
Roselina Medina brushes her horse Malibu as she and other members of Las Valentinas get ready to perform their Escarmuza routine for a fundraiser.
Valeria Frias, 5 pets a horse named Bon Bon, ridden by Rashel Zamorez in the ring at Rancho Zamorez in Coachella.
Members of Las Valentinas line up and perform their Escarmuza routine with their coach Celina Zamorez. Many of the girls learned to ride horses when they joined the team but they came together to compete in California, where they placed in the top 5 in both regional and state tournaments and scored enough points to enter the finals in Mexico.
The crowd watches members of Las Valentinas perform their Escarmuza routine.
Members of Las Valentinas perform their Escarmuza routine during a fundraiser at Rancho Zamorez. Escarmuza refers to an all female equestrian sport that originated in Mexico, part of the charreria tradition, where teams perform synchronized maneuvers on horseback.
Alondra Sustaitar laughs as she walks her horse in the ring.
Damaris Cabrera rides her horse in a race with turns called “carrera con giros” as the crowd watches her and other Las Valentinas perform.
Members of Las Valentinas perform their Escarmuza routine, which consists of synchronized manuevers on horseback.
Alicia Ramirez sits side saddle on her horse in the ring, which is part of the Escarmuza tradition.
Lillibeth Luna talks to people in the crowd following a performance by Las Valentinas.
Lillibeth Luna removes the pad and blanket from her horse Luna following a Las Valentinas performance at Rancho Zamorez.
oselina Medina, 13, pets her horse Malibu at Rancho Zamorez in Coachella, Calif.
Members of Las Valentinas perform their Escarmuza routine during a fundraiser at Rancho Zamorez in Coachella, Calif.
A group of Charros live in Long Beach, Calif. where they keep their horses in this equestrian friendly neighborhood near the LA river. On Sunday, they go a couple miles away to a parking lot in downtown Long Beach, where they host a musical show.
A cyclist rides by the equestrian neighborhood in Long Beach by the LA River.
Mario Contreras paints a horses named Loco’s hooves black before the show.
Antonio Rivera, 80, rides his horse Loco as spectator Elsa Salazar pets him during the parking lot show.
Guadalupe Perez sings while riding his dancing horse, Galen as spectators watch the show.
Antonio Rivera, 80, rides his horse Loco as Zaiden Tatum, pets him at a parking lot in Long Beach, Calif. near Anaheim Street.
Cesar Perez riding Viento Negro in the strip mall parking lot.
Guadalupe Perez riding his dancing horse, Galen as the Sunday night show comes to a close.