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| − | [[Image:Rodeo.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Cowboys competing at a rodeo]] | + | [[Image:Rodeo.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Cowboys competing at a [[rodeo]]]] |
| − | '''Cowboy''' is a term for a man hired by a rancher to drive or tend to [[cattle]] or [[horse]]s on the open range, often on horseback, as well as maintaining the ranch fixtures and fencing. Originating after 1850 from [[Mexico|Mexican]] ''vaqueros'', the cowboy developed into an icon of the American | + | '''Cowboy''' is a term for a man hired by a rancher to drive or tend to [[cattle]] or [[horse]]s on the open range, often on horseback, as well as maintaining the ranch fixtures and fencing. Originating after 1850 from [[Mexico|Mexican]] ''vaqueros'', the cowboy developed into an icon of the American West. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
*[http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/ National Cowboy Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] | *[http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/ National Cowboy Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] | ||
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Revision as of 09:10, November 21, 2008
Cowboys competing at a rodeo
Cowboy is a term for a man hired by a rancher to drive or tend to cattle or horses on the open range, often on horseback, as well as maintaining the ranch fixtures and fencing. Originating after 1850 from Mexican vaqueros, the cowboy developed into an icon of the American West.