Cowboy

Without the early explorers and settlers, the ranchers and cowboys, and the businessmen and railroad, we would not be able to enjoy food such as burgers and steaks, and milk and cheese. With beef being the preferred meat of the American consumer (purdue.com), the cattle industry will probably thrive for many years…

The last trip I went on with my middle school friends. The place where I and my friends were going to is Washington Dc. Everyone got to pick who was in there group which was me, Angelo and the teachers that look after us. Angelo has black hair, blue eyes and was wearing the field trip shirt that everyone had on it was a blue shirt with the white house on the front and names on the back he also wore a pair of blue jeans. The teacher’s names are Kyle Ms. Brogan and Ms. Davis. Everyone had to come…

When we think of the Wild West, the first things that usually come to mind are cowboys, gunfights, revenge, duels and Indians. The typical cowboy we think of is a rugged, tough looking man, dressed in a “cowboy” hat, a vest, leather chaps and boots with two revolvers holstered around his waist, always at the tips of his fingers. While these images, in part, reflect reality -- there were cowboys and bandits and Indian raids -- they are primarily based on popular culture, the movies, TV shows,…

period 1866-1890. This was mainly because of the railroads that had reached towns suitable for gathering and shipping cattle. The first town to fully establish was Abilene in Kansas. Dodge City and Wichita soon followed. Dodge City was considered the “cowboy capital of the world.” (Ramos). In order for the cowmen to make sure they didn’t lose any of their cattle or to keep others from stealing, and to identify their own, they would brand or earmark the cattle. In order to brand the cattle, they…

Saddle bronc riding is a very thrilling, exciting, and dangerous event in the sport of rodeo. Saddle bronc riders must be tough, flexible, and athletic to compete in the event. In the history of saddle bronc riding, many cowboys have been seriously injured. Saddle bronc riding is not for the faint of heart. Rookie saddle bronc riders need how to stay safe when saddling and riding a bronc so they can avoid causing an accident. There are three main parts to saddling and riding a bronc: saddling…

actually extremely hard work and was not a great lifestyle to be a cowboy, miner, or farmer. Their jobs were very dangerous, and did not get paid very much. The money they did earn would go to new clothing, food, or bathing. Often miners came from China because the U.S. citizens would not want to leave their family and friends. People who entered these jobs were very hard workers who commonly had to support their families. Being a cowboy was a very hard profession. Buffalo Bill and other…

Roping — Team roping is the only rodeo event that features two contestants. The team is made up of a header and a heeler. The header ropes the horns, then dallies or wraps his rope around his saddle horn and turns the steer to the left for the other cowboy who ropes the heels. The heeler must throw a loop with precision timing to catch both of the steer’s hind legs. The time clock stops once both ropers have made a catch and brought the animals to a stop, facing each other. Bull Riding — Bull…

I pictured myself riding on a beautiful bronco, while holding a lasso in my right hand and a revolver in the other, just like the cowboys did in the movies. All of a sudden I saw a gigantic bull sprinting away from its pen. When I saw that I instantly rode my bronco towards the bull that was running away and my grandfather yells at me to stop it. Then I raised my lasso high above my…

Southern Texas is the original place of the cattle industry in the 1700s. During the 1860s through the 1890s, the cattle industry was transformed and grew rapidly. The cattle industry was changed from a small trades among owner to enterprise which had a huge scale. The reason of the growth and transformation of the cattle industry are Indian removal and the advancing railroad. The most important key of transformation of the cattle industry is the extension of the railroad. Purpose of grazing…

The Bad and the Ugly fits greatly in the history of the western. The movie was film in the West America because of the desert, mountains, small town frontier, railroads, saloons, and military forts of the Wild West. Most of the western movies had cowboys armed with a revolver gun, wearing boots, hats, spurs, and bandanas abound their necks while riding horses. Western movies usually had the same story lines about lawman and bounty hunters tracking down wanted people for a living. Most of them…