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Ranching
Term | Definition |
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Ranching | The action of owning and running cows, horses, sheep, or pigs. |
Brand | An identification mark used by ranchers to identify their livestock. |
Branding | Where neighbors get together and help one another brand (put ID mark on). |
Colt | Young horse usually broke at age 2-3. |
Calf | Baby cow. |
Roping | To catch an animal with a rope with a loop in one end and brand, team rope, or calf rope. |
Moving cows | To move cows to a fresh pasture for food. |
Calf Roping | A rodeo event where the roper ropes a calf jumps off his horse and ties the calf down |
Team Roping | Where two ropers (one in the front, one in the back) rope a steer (young male cow) the one in the front ropes his head and the one in the back ropes the heels. |