money first aid and food
On cattle drives the cowboys usually did not have a wagon but rode their horses.
The cowboy way of life required the individual be independant, hardworking, usually rootless, impervious to harsh weather and a great skill dealing with cattle and horses. Personally, I'm not much of a camper.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a descriptive phrase meaning someone was in disgrace. A cowboy would never sell his saddle unless he was in dire straits.
It certainly would seem like it, wouldn't it? The fact is, yes, but only in part. You are not a real cowboy unless you know how to ride a horse and rope from the saddle. Real cowboys should know how to saddle their own horses (the right way of course), gather up a lariat properly (and throw it just as well), and ride a green horse. You also have to be mindful of your behaviour and language around the ladies, show respect to others, and never hesitate to give someone a helping hand when need be. So just because you can work with cattle doesn't automatically make you a cowboy. It makes you a cattleman of some sort, but not a cowboy.
The organized effort by Texas cattlemen was known as the Long Drive. It involved herding thousands of longhorn cattle from Texas to railheads, which were locations where the cattle could be loaded onto trains for transportation to the eastern markets. The Long Drive played a crucial role in the development of the cattle industry in Texas and helped meet the high demand for beef in the east.
The nearest word in Australian English is probably "jackaroo", females are, naturally, "jillaroos". A US "cowboy" being somebody who herds cattle, usually on horse back over long distances, is traditionally a "Drover" in Australia, the lead man on an overland cattle drive. The "cowhands" would be "Stockmen".
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant to grab the saddle horn. No cowboy would grab the apple.
Cattle Drive.
A modern day cowboy working on the US plains might consider placing the following items in his saddle bag: * matches * cellphone * non perishable snacks * something to read
The herding of cattle from Texas to railroad centers to the north was called a cattle drive. Cattle drives took many months to complete. Some of the cowboys would drive the cattle to Kansas and not want to go back to the ranch after being paid. Then ranchers would have to hire more hands the next cattle drive season.
While riding on a cattle drive, cowboys would typically carry a bedroll, firearm and ammunition, a knife and a rope lasso.
You can find a gaucho (cowboy) in Argentina. They would be rounding up and working with cattle, mainly on the vast plains of the Pampas.