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The
most important tool for a cowboy is a
rope. What he has done with it in the
last 200 years is amazing. The evolution
of the cowboy from taking care of cattle
on the range to his competitive,
top-level professional roping is all
covered here.
Why
did calf roping replace steer roping? What kind of
rope is best for each roping event? Since ranch
cowboys have been team roping forever, why has it just
become so popular? What makes a good roping horse? The
answers to these questions and many more are in these
pages, as are the stories and lives of ropers, and
some of their mounts, from every era. As J. Frank
Dobie once said, “Facts are stubborn
things.”—but they do make
a good read!
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