Beginning Ranch Terms

2. the riders in a cattle drive that ride to the side of the herd to keep animals gathered
4. the end of a beef animal's tail
7. a group of horses owned by or worked by a ranch hand
9. the individual on a working ranch whose job is to care for, catch, and ready ranch horses for a days work
10. how a lariat is wrapped around the saddle horn
12. a young beef animal that has not been bred and is under the age of 3 years
14. a metal piece of equipment used to capture cattle
15. a castrated or altered male beef animal that can not breed
16. the riders in a cattle drive the push the cattle from behind the herd
18. a castrated or altered male horse that can not breed
19. the spike or roller portion of a spur
20. the father of an offspring

1. a female beef animal that has had a calf or is over the age of 3 years
3. to collect animals into a group, often when they are scattered on pasture
5. the portion of a lariat that the rope slips through to form a loop
6. an unaltered male beef animal that is used for breeding
8. the left side of an animal
11. the word used to determine which way cattle will move in a herd
13. the right side of an animal
16. the mother of an offspring
17. female horse that hasn't been bred and/or is under 4 years old
19. the area a ranch owns or leases for pasture
20. the section of a lariat that is "overlapped" with the loop and the remaining coils