Corriente kine come descended from either Spanish cattle brought to the Americas in the late 1400s. It is primarily utilized in todays world when sport bos taurus for rodeo events such as team roping and bulldogging (steer wrestling), although some stock breeder raise a two for their meat, which is significantly leaner than the meat from either virtually all modern beef.

Corrientes come fairly little bos taurus, by having cows averaging swell under 1,000 pounds (450 kilo). It is lean, athletic, & keep close at hand yearn upcurving horns. It is referred to as "easy keepers," as there exists super little man intervention compulsory in their calving, & it eat significantly to a lesser degree a large beef. Rather Texas longhorns (which many imagine to become descended from either Corrientes), it take less fluids & might survive in thin open range. Corrientes come when well referred to as accomplished escape creative person, as it might leap the standard barbed-wire fence & squeeze across fairly little openings.

List for the breed differ. A official breed register in the United States calls them Corriente oxen, which is the usual term within Northern Mexico. Around more area of Mexico, it're known as Criollo or even Chinampo cows, & in the southeastern United States (Florida and Louisiana), they're known as Scrub oxen, Cracker bos taurus, or even Swamp cows.