Rope to Win: The History of Steer, Calf, And, Team Roping

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

Author: Gail Hughbanks Woerner
Publisher: Eakin Press
Published: 01/15/2007
Pages: 277
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.71h x 5.98w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780978915025