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I think a lot of it was on the job training. We have lived with and raised cattle for centuries. The novel approach was using a horse to herd and manage the cattle. This was necessary due to the lack of fences and long distances to cover. The Mexicans/Spanish contributed a lot of riding and roping skills to cowboys. The modern American Cowboy really started to develop after the Civil War. As young men returned home they needed a way to make money. Lots of cattle had been let go or escaped from farms during the war. These men had to develop skills to round the cattle up and brand them so they could sell them. Texas is really the birth place of the American Cowboy because of this.

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What hardships did cowhands face?

being shot at and killed or beat up and have their cattle stolen by land owners because the cattle the cowboys were driving were free grazing on the ranchers acreges


What problems did ranchers have to face in the 1800's?

Transporting their cattle to "cattle towns", where they would be sold, was a very challenging opstacle ranchers had to face. While they hired cowboys to move the herds, there was always the possibility of indian attacks, diseases and other hositle rachers trying to scare off competition.


The herding of cattle from Texas to railroad centers to the north was given the name?

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.


What did cowboys do for fun?

at the end of the cattle drive, the cowboys rest and drink and fight


How did the growth of the railroad help the cattle industry?

Refrigerated railroad cars could take the processed meat to the East. Actually the railroads enabled ranchers to drive their cattle shorter distances to the trains that came to their most local cow-town. The railroads allowed cattle to be transported long distances, quickly and efficiently to distant markets. This meant that herding of cattle on foot over long distances, using much man power, would eventually be consigned to the western cowboy movies.

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How did ranchers move cattle to east during 1870?

Ranchers hired cowboys to gather and drive the cattle east. The expansion of the railroads shortened the cattle drive, enabling the cowboys to simply drive the cattle to the nearest rail stockyard.


Why did the cattle ranchers and homsteaders come into conflict?

conflict between the homesteaders, Indians, cowboys


What is a Cattle Roundup?

Its when ranchers or cowboys take there cattle to a train which they get on to and take them to the slaughter house. They might also get on trucks. You might call it a cattle run or a cattle drive.


How did great plain ranchers get their cattle to market?

They herded them via horses and riders, a.k.a cowboys.


What men moved cattle from place to place?

The men that move cattle from place to place are called ranchers or cowboys. They live on ranches.


What hardships did cowhands face?

being shot at and killed or beat up and have their cattle stolen by land owners because the cattle the cowboys were driving were free grazing on the ranchers acreges


Do cattle ranchers still exists if so what is the name?

Yes, cattle ranchers still exist.Cattle Ranchers is still an acceptable name for cattle ranchers. Other names for cattle ranchers or related workers include:RanchersCowboys, cowgirls, and cowpokeRanch handLivestock handlerRanch workerRanch managerCattle tender


What is the possessive form of a herd of cattle led by ranchers?

"of a herd of cattle led by ranchers" as you have used it above is already the possessive for of "a herd of cattle led by ranchers"! For example: The herd of cattle which was led by the ranchers bought a farm. The farm is now owned by the herd. It is the herd's farm. It is the farm of the herd of cattle led by ranchers.


Do cattle ranchers bring in their cattle daily for sleep?

No.


What problems did ranchers have to face in the 1800's?

Transporting their cattle to "cattle towns", where they would be sold, was a very challenging opstacle ranchers had to face. While they hired cowboys to move the herds, there was always the possibility of indian attacks, diseases and other hositle rachers trying to scare off competition.


What is the difference between cattle ranchers and sheep and goat ranching?

Cattle ranchers raise cattle, and sheep/goat farmers raise sheep and goats.


What are the trips that ranchers would take there cattle on?

Cattle Drive.