There were many spanish heritages which included the Vaqueros who were skilled riders who herded cattle on ranches in Mexico. Who had to be a skilled rider to be a cowhand.
Cowhand's
A cattle producer, cattleperson (or specifically cattleman or cattlewoman), or dairy farmer if the cattle farmer has dairy cows. People who raise beef cattle are often called beef producers.
In the colonial days, this was a person hired to herd the cattle to and from the "commons". The commons essentially was a community pasture that was too small for the increasing population of cattle in the conolial settlements, and so cattle were hered to graze outside of the colony during the day and come in at night. Nowadays, a cattle keeper is either called a cowhand, cowboy, rancher, farmer or cattle producer.
A Jockey is generally someone who rides horses in a race, an Equestrian is someone who generally rides horses for pleasure.Depends on the type of riding. A Jockey rides a racehorse. Equestrian is a good umbrella term for any type of horseback rider.Horse RacingThe rider is called a "jockey".Mounted CompetitionsThe rider is an "equestrian".Other names for Horse Riders:(Depending on their jobs and functions): bronc buster, buckaroo, cavalryman, cowboy, dragoon, equerry, gaucho, horse guard, horse trainer, postilion, pricker, roughriderriderjockeyequestrian (or sometimes the feminine form 'equestrienne')cowboy / cowpoke / cowhand
Yes, cowhand is a compound word.
A rodeo is an exhibition and competition of a cowhand's trade.
Cowhand = cow+hand
The original spanish word for cowhand is "vaquero."
The cast of Stormy - 1935 includes: The Arizona Wranglers as Cowhand Musicians Ralph Bucko as Cowhand Roy Bucko as Cowhand Edmund Cobb as Brakeman Ken Cooper as Cowhand Bert Dillard as Cowhand Art Dillard as Cowhand Chester Gan as Chinaman Raymond Hatton as Stuffy Robert Homans as Train Conductor Rex Junior as Rex as a Colt Cecil Kellogg as Lark Fred Kohler as Deem Dorn Cliff Lyons as Cowhand Cactus Mack as Arizona Wranglers Band Member Cactus Shirley Marks as Young Girl Walter Miller as Craig Monte Montague as Cowhand Charles Murphy as Bartender Bud Osborne as Cowhand Jimmy Phillips as Cowhand Jean Rogers as Kerry Dorn Jack Sanders as Cowhand Jack Shannon as Cowhand Jim Welch as Young Boy William Welsh as Old Miner
The cast of Sunset Range - 1935 includes: Jim Corey as Cowhand James Eagles as Eddie Shea John Elliott as Dan Caswell William Gillis as Bill Gillis (Cowhand) Fred Gilman as Cowhand Freddie Goober Glenn as Goober Glenn (Cowhand) Bill Hickey as Bill Hickey (Cowhand) Fred Humes as Cowhand Teddy Dove Ed Jones as Pardner Jones (Cowhand) Mike Lally as Henchman Eddie Lee as Lee Fong the Cook Ralph Lewis as Sheriff Walter McGrail as Grant Kitty McHugh as Della (the Maid) George Sowards as George Sowards (Cowhand) Lem Sowards as Len Sowards (Cowhand) Slim Whitaker as Slim (Cowhand)
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The cast of Corralling a Schoolmarm - 1940 includes: Ken Card as Cowhand Musician Ken Robert Hoag as Cowhand Musician Curley Jane Keckley as Martha Bakely Cactus Mack as Cowhand Musician Cactus Frankie Marvin as Cowhand Musician Frankie Willie Phelps as Cowhand Musician Willie Ray Whitley as Ranch Foreman Ray Whitley
The cast of Rio Grande - 1949 includes: Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson Bobby Clack as Bruce Lanning Carmen Crasso as Cowhand Bobby Deats as Sam Elwood Henry Garcia as The Sheriff Carmen Grasso as Cowhand Evohn Keyes as Jane Lanning Frank Lawver as Cowhand Neil Levang as Cowhand Morry Levang as Cowhand Maria Louisa Marulanda as Singing and Dancing Girl Lee Morgan as Wes Caven Curley Rucker as Curley (small thug with mustache and plaid shirt) Houston Teehee as Cowhand
There were many spanish heritages which included the Vaqueros who were skilled riders who herded cattle on ranches in Mexico. Who had to be a skilled rider to be a cowhand.
The cast of Knights of the Range - 1940 includes: Morris Ankrum as Gamecock Chuck Baldra as Rustler Ray Bennett as Henchman Heaver Ed Cassidy as Texas Marshal Ken Darby as Singing Cowhand Eddie Dean as Cowhand Skyler Jon Dobson as Singing Cowhand Franklyn Farnum as Colonel Ripple Russell Hayden as Renn Frayne Victor Jory as Malcolm Lascalles Bud Linn as Singing Cowhand Charles Murphy as Cowhand Bill Nestell as Murdered Rustler Jean Parker as Holly Ripple Rad Robinson as Brazos - Cowhand Ethel Wales as Aunt Myra Ripple Blackjack Ward as Rustler Britt Wood as Laigs - Cowhand
The cast of The Singing Buckaroo - 1937 includes: Pinky Barnes as Singing Cowhand Slim Carey as Singing Cowhand Ed Cassidy as Fake Deputy Dick Curtis as Henchman Odie William Faversham as Dad Evans Oscar Gahan as Cowhand Musician Augie Gomez as Short Cowhand Charles Kaley as Sam Gifford Laurence LeBaron as Singing Cowhand Carl Mathews as Curly Shorty Miller as Cowhand Musician Cliff Nazarro as Gabby Fred Scott as Grant Gordon The Singing Buckaroos as Singing Cowhands Dick Strong as Buck Victoria Vinton as Barbara Evans Wade Walker as Cowhand Musician Roger Williams as Henchman Red