This article is about the cowboys and cowgirls of the Americas; for other uses see Cowboy (disambiguation) or Cowgirl (disambiguation).

A cowboy (Spanish vaquero) tends cattle and horses on cattle ranches in North and South America. The cowboy is normally a ranch hand in charge of the horses and/or cattle, as is the wrangler. In addition to ranch work, some cowboys work in and participate in rodeos, and many cowboys work only in the rodeo.

Antecedents

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Originally the word designated a herdsboy who was employed as a cowherd, often on foot (riding requiring skills and investment in horse and equipment rarely available to or entrusted to a boy). Herdswork was often done - more often with sheep or goats - by minors in Antiquity, and still is in various third world cultures; the teenagers of a South African tribe even maintain a specific traditional form of Nguni stick fighting, to defend themselves and their herds.

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@satrevik Indian drunks? Are you wearing your cowboy costume? Or is it the other kind of indians? :p
marcusramberg (Marcus Ramberg) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:11:44 -0000
@satrevik Indian drunks? Are you wearing your cowboy costume? Or is it the other kind of indians? :p
@LAFyrGirl Yay KNOTT'S! Let me know if the graveyard is still there -where the Indian and Cowboy stuff is. Funnel cakes & the Log ride!
MinnieModern (amber bree) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:29:46 -0000
@LAFyrGirl Yay KNOTT'S! Let me know if the graveyard is still there -where the Indian and Cowboy stuff is. Funnel cakes & the Log ride!
danced tango, waltz, chacha, indian, cowboy dance with my little cousins! :d-http://smsyo.com
LiiJeannn (Lijean Ho) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:35:53 -0000
danced tango, waltz, chacha, indian, cowboy dance with my little cousins! :d-http://smsyo.com
morning y'all.no movies in a farmer boy's house except for some papa jim movie (cowboy and indian movies)
3lli3saurus (ellie arendt) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:45:17 -0000
morning y'all.no movies in a farmer boy's house except for some papa jim movie (cowboy and indian movies)
I am a wild Indian with dusty cowboy boots, whats next !
ERLENEgarciaArt (ERLENE GARCIA) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:25:49 -0000
I am a wild Indian with dusty cowboy boots, whats next !
Missing @the_dza/ @elizabite, Cowboy Indian Bear, *and* ROFLCHESTER tonight. Boo. :(
OneSmallFire (Autumn Eaken) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:59:09 -0000
Missing @the_dza/ @elizabite, Cowboy Indian Bear, *and* ROFLCHESTER tonight. Boo. :(

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