Usually in Hollywood or the programs everyone watches today, all you see is cowboys on a horse with a rope, riding through the town with there vest and cowboy boots. Skinny average sized man. Being a cowboy is a lot of responsibility and takes a lot of strength. REAL cowboys do dirty work, for instance tending to the cattle, feeding the animals cleaning up after them taking care of their horses and riding the horses. That is pretty much a cowboys way of transportation is his animal. Cowboys mainly use their horse to work the cattle. These horses did not just get the sense to round up cattle themselves the cowboys had to train them to do these things .They needed to survive and have money. The cowboys had to make sure that they had enough cattle and in good condition to be able to sell.
Cowboys have to and should be strong and ready for whatever. Not just the horses would do the job for a cowboy. The cowboys worked all day wether it was super hot or super cold the cowboys were out getting their job done. They had to endure some hard labor. They had task such as repairing fences, maintaining the ranch equipment, Not only that they had to know how to care for the animals in whatever condition they were in, wether they were sick, wounded or were in really horrible conditions. Especially if they were on a small ranch, and did not have much help.
Cowboys also had to know how to be a caretaker. Not only for themselves but for the family they had to feed and for the cattle they had to take care of. The cattle was their main way of either food or the money they received for selling the cattle. They had to make sure before they went to sell the cattle that they were healthy and in good condition. The cowboys had to brand the cowboys with a hot iron, this is usually done when they are calves. Since a cowboy was a provider it was important for one to preform all the task at hand no matter what conditions or situation they were in. They had to get there job done.
In conclusion these so called “cowboys” we see on tv or movies are not real. Not even half of what we see or hear bout cowboys is the truth. I think Hollywood is giving the wrong message to everyone about cowboys. They endure a lot more then what we thing. Hollywood does not give cowboys enough credit. Everyone should know and learn about the real cowboys and all the hard labor and the conditions and pressure they were under to complete there task.
