Across
- 3. Another name for cowboy.
- 6. Term commonly used in the 1870s and 80s for a working cowboy engaged in trailing longhorns to market or a new range.
- 8. A cowboy’s sleeping blankets rolled up for easy carrying on his horse.
- 11. Spanish for horse.
- 12. Cowboy slang for a meal. Similar to chow, eats, or grub.
- 14. This is the cowboy that ropes second when tying a steer.
- 15. The metal mouthpiece on a bridle that is connected to reins. Together they are used to steer the horse.
- 16. Metal device attached to the heel of a cowboy’s boot meant to encourage a horse to go faster or to pay attention.
- 19. When a herd of cattle would get spooked or scared and they would gallop away in a wild panic.
Down
- 1. A wagon containing food and cooking utensils, used to provide meals for cowboys on a roundup.
- 2. A hat with a large brim that acts to keep rain off and to shade the cowboy in hot weather.
- 3. The headgear used to control a horse, consisting of buckled straps to which a bit and reins are attached.
- 4. A ranch hand that was skilled in different ranch duties such as bronc busting, roundup of cattle, roping, and riding. The myth of the cowboy, as much as the historical reality, has come to be a symbol of Alberta’s western heritage.
- 5. A female horse that is at least 4 years old.
- 7. A depression or hollow on the prairies that is usually filled with water and mud.
- 9. Leather seat set on a horse to help the cowboy in riding.
- 10. An apparatus hung from both sides of a saddle where the cowboy puts his feet as he rides his horse.
- 13. Pronounced "shaps," these are leggings worn by cowboys as protection against the weather and brush, and are usually made of leather.
- 17. In the spring and fall, cowboys came together to ride the open- range and collect all cattle. They were sorted for ownership in order to brand and ear-mark the calves, and separate those that were to be shipped to market.
- 18. A castrated bull that is raised and fed in order to provide meat.