For years, western enthusiasts have pondered questions about how the cowboy does his job. This book is a comprehensive manual describing the cowboy’s and buckaroo’s job.
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The cowboy has been a subject of fascination for over a century, yet few people truly understand the nature of his work. Cowboys & Buckaroos explains in great detail the trade secrets and working lifestyle of this North American icon in a way that appeals to everyone.
Learn about starting colts using cowboy and buckaroo methods, riding feedlot pens, roping cattle and making long-circles in rough terrain. Follow the cowboy crew as they guide their cattle through the four seasons, each one with its own distinct challenges. Over 250 photographs document authentic working cowboys as they perform their daily tasks on million-acre mountain and desert ranches, in huge feedyards out on the Great Plains and on family ranching operations scattered from Texas to British Columbia.
Cowboy culture doesn't discriminate against any person possessing enough tenacity to saddle up, even if only for the weekend. The author left the city at age 17 and spent over 20 years working on large commercial ranch and feedyard operations across the West. Excerpts from the author's journal offer candid, firsthand accounts of his struggle to achieve the skills necessary for him to earn inclusion into the cowboy world.
Cowboys & Buckaroos serves as the modern-day definitive guide to help improve your own cowboy skills, preserve the time-honored tradition of the Cowboy Code and enhance your enjoyment of the ride.
Learn about starting colts using cowboy and buckaroo methods, riding feedlot pens, roping cattle and making long-circles in rough terrain. Follow the cowboy crew as they guide their cattle through the four seasons, each one with its own distinct challenges. Over 250 photographs document authentic working cowboys as they perform their daily tasks on million-acre mountain and desert ranches, in huge feedyards out on the Great Plains and on family ranching operations scattered from Texas to British Columbia.
Cowboy culture doesn't discriminate against any person possessing enough tenacity to saddle up, even if only for the weekend. The author left the city at age 17 and spent over 20 years working on large commercial ranch and feedyard operations across the West. Excerpts from the author's journal offer candid, firsthand accounts of his struggle to achieve the skills necessary for him to earn inclusion into the cowboy world.
Cowboys & Buckaroos serves as the modern-day definitive guide to help improve your own cowboy skills, preserve the time-honored tradition of the Cowboy Code and enhance your enjoyment of the ride.
About the Author
TIM O’BYRNE has gathered most of his beef cattle and horse experience while holding management positions on Canada’s largest commercial cow-calf and feedlot operations. He and his wife Christine began their consulting business near Calgary where Tim assisted the Alberta Farm Animal Care Association, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, and Alberta Pork to design Canada’s first deliverable training courses for livestock truckers. He continues to consult on livestock transportation, handling, and animal welfare law. He’s written a book
on the working cattle dog and is a frequent contributor to Western Horseman magazine and Canadian Cattleman magazine. Tim and Christine currently live in Las Vegas, Nevada.
on the working cattle dog and is a frequent contributor to Western Horseman magazine and Canadian Cattleman magazine. Tim and Christine currently live in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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This book is fun and easy to read. Answers any question you can think up. It's going on my "keeper" shelf.
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There are three things that make this book a great buy. First is the detailed knowledge of technique and life style being offered to the reader. I found this book to be very informative not only from a practicle skills point of view but also from being very informative about the types of work (confinement, small ranch and large ranch) and the regional differences in the work. Second is the easy, breezy story tellin' writing style of Tim O'Byrne. He is a pleasure to read and teaches many things without you being aware of the lesson. Lastly, the production quality of the book is exactly what you'd expect from a Western Horseman publication. High quality paper, binding, printing, and photography make this book an excellent value. Thank you Tim and Western Horseman.
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All you need to know on how to be a modern cowboy,
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A very informative look into the every day going ons of the modern cowboy that covers everything from heard handling and care to horse handling and care you even get a glimpse into the modern cowboy lifestyle. This is an excellent book from Western Horseman magazine with beautiful photography and is well written and easy to follow a must for anybody who is a cowboy aficionado or wanting to be one.
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There are many definitions of the word "cowboy." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rodear grounds, dally zone, jingle trap, branding trap, bronco man, pen checkers, slap loop, pen riders, jigger boss, buckaroo boss, calving barn, horn wrap, roping glove, heel trap, cowboy crew, traction shoes, cook mad, broodmare band, halter shank, flight zone, settled cattle, sneak shot, round corral, cattle movements, rope corral Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Columbia, Gang Ranch, Nicola Ranch, Douglas Lake Ranch, United States, Cowboy Rule, North American, Great Basin, Knight Ranch, Old West New!
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There are many definitions of the word "cowboy." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rodear grounds, dally zone, jingle trap, branding trap, bronco man, pen checkers, slap loop, pen riders, jigger boss, buckaroo boss, calving barn, horn wrap, roping glove, heel trap, cowboy crew, traction shoes, cook mad, broodmare band, halter shank, flight zone, settled cattle, sneak shot, round corral, cattle movements, rope corral Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Columbia, Gang Ranch, Nicola Ranch, Douglas Lake Ranch, United States, Cowboy Rule, North American, Great Basin, Knight Ranch, Old West New!
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- First Horse: The Complete Guide for the First-Time Horse Owner by Fran Devereux Smith in Back Matter
- Odds and Ends by Shirley R. Smith in Back Matter
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