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description cattle
In the terminology used to describe the sex and age of cattle, the male is first a bull calf and if left intact becomes a bull; if castrated he becomes a steer and in about two or three years grows to an ox. The female is first a heifer calf, growing into a heifer and becoming a cow. Depending on the breed, mature bulls weigh 1,000–4,000 pounds (450–1,800 kg), and cows...
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steer roping steer roping
rodeo event in which a mounted cowboy pursues a full-grown steer; lassos it with his rope, catching the animal by the horns; fastens the rope to his saddle; and stops his horse suddenly, throwing the steer to the ground. The cowboy then quickly dismounts and ties three of the steer’s feet, raising both hands to signal completion. The event is timed, and the contestant with the lowest elapsed...
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team roping team roping
rodeo event in which two mounted cowboys attempt to rope and immobilize a full-grown steer. The event is timed, and the team with the lowest time wins. The team is allowed three throws. The first roper, called the header, must rope the steer about the head, and his partner, called the heeler, must rope both of the animal’s hindfeet, bringing the steer to a halt without throwing it to...
rodeo event in which a mounted cowboy chases a full-grown steer, dives from his horse on top of the animal, grasps its horns, digs his heels in the ground to bring the animal to a stop, and twists it to the ground. The event is timed from the moment a barrier in front of the cowboy is released to the moment the steer is judged down—i.e., flat on its side with all four legs and head in the same direction and the cowboy still in contact. The contestant with the lowest elapsed time wins. Each bulldogger has a partner, called a hazer, who rides alongside the steer and keeps it headed in a straight line while the bulldogger makes his approach.
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description rodeo
The five standard rodeo events are calf roping, bull riding, steer wrestling (bulldogging), saddle bronc-riding, and bareback bronc-riding. (A bronc [bronco, broncho, or bucking bronco] is an unbroken range horse picked for its resistance to training and its tendency to buck, or throw, its rider.) Two other events are recognized for championships: single-steer roping and team roping....
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introduction by Pickett Pickett, Bill
American rodeo cowboy who introduced bulldogging, a modern rodeo event that involves wrestling a running steer to the...
rodeo event in which a mounted cowboy pursues a full-grown steer; lassos it with his rope, catching the animal by the horns; fastens the rope to his saddle; and stops his horse suddenly, throwing the steer to the ground. The cowboy then quickly dismounts and ties three of the steer’s feet, raising both hands to signal completion. The event is timed, and the contestant with the lowest elapsed time is the winner.
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description rodeo
...broncho, or bucking bronco] is an unbroken range horse picked for its resistance to training and its tendency to buck, or throw, its rider.) Two other events are recognized for championships: single-steer roping and team roping. There is no ban on additional contests, and there are usually contract acts—professional specialty performances such as trick riding, fancy roping, and other...
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modern art painting, Western
Developments outside France were not of comparable importance. In Britain in the 1880s, Philip Wilson Steer painted a small group of landscapes with figures that were among the earliest and loveliest examples of the fin de siècle style. The work of Walter Sickert revolved around an idiosyncratic fascination with the actual touch of a brush on canvas. His affinities remained essentially...
John Steer, Alvise Vivarini: His Art and Influence (1982).
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