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Learn from the start how to build a loop and work your rope with Peter Campbell. Learn Old Style California shots like the over the hip, scoop loop, and houlihan. Discover how to get your horse following cattle, and roping with a break-away hondo. This video doesn’t just teach you…
Many young cowboys and cowgirls have their first ride on a sheep (called mutton busting) which are often as fast as a bull but don’t buck much and are a lot closer to the ground. And many youngsters find a way to get on a calf and go for a…
You’ll have to click HERE to see this 1898(!) video made by Thomas Edison(!) of a calf branding. The cameraman placed his camera near a fire where some branding irons were being heated. As the film begins, three men can be seen going through the various operations of branding calves….
Since 1980 the number of beef operations has dropped from 1.6 million to 950,000. Cattle farmers ranchers now receive 43% of the retail value of a steer compared to 62% in 1980. This is mostly because the big five beef packing houses have done exclusive “deals” with auction houses that…