Identifier: canadadescriptiv00peac (find matches)
Title: Canada : a descriptive text book
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Peacock, Edward Robert, 1871- Grant, George M. (George Monro), 1835-1902
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Publisher: Toronto : Warwick Bro's & Rutter
Contributing Library: Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Queen's University - University of Toronto Libraries

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e cowboys and their ponies show remarkable skill in selectingand cutting out their own cattle. In this way the herd is gradually CANADA 47 separated into various groups, and these are driven to their own ranches,while the cattle that have strayed in from other districts are all sent toone ranch, and the various brands advertised in the newspapers, so thatthe owners may come and claim their cattle. Thus each rancher getsall his cattle together twice a year. The herd is gone over and theyoung ones branded. As many as possible are sold and shipped toEngland, the United States or the mining districts of British Columbia.The branding is most interesting to the onlooker, and shows the cow-boy at his best. The animal is caught round head or horns by a ropedexterously thrown by the cowboy Another gets his noose over thehind leg ; then the victim is thrown and branded with a hot iron.When all have been branded and counted those not sold are turnedloose to wander at will till the next round-up.
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Threshing in the Field Horses are treated as the cattle, but all that are sold must be brokento riding. The western pony or broncho is a hardy, stubborn fellow,who, when broken in, will patiently endure almost any amount of hardwork. When tamed he is a thoroughly obedient and faithful com-panion, intelligent and easily managed ; but he does not give up hisfreedom without a struggle. The breaking in of the pony is knownas broncho-busting,; and calls for all the cowboys skill. It takesfrom three to six weeks to tame a broncho, and as there are many tobe broken every spring, the cowboys are kept very busy. The horsesare quite wild at the beginning, but have become thoroughly obedientbefore a good rider lets them go, The first few lessons give hard 48 CANADA. work to both rider and broncho. The pony is caught with theropes, thrown and blindfolded, and after much bucking and strugglingfinds himself encumbered with halter and saddle—not the little Englishsaddle, but the big, comfortable w

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