Colorado 2018.
Youngsters are encouraged to learn under close supervision. Helping sort yearlings, moving calves and cattle with timely gate work are all essential skills that need to be learned and executed without shouted instructions.
The roping skills that have been practised all year are prized during branding week.
Teamwork involves many generations and families. Bonds are built as the community pulls together and holds together. A shared lesson worth its weight in gold.
The privately owned ranches are a disappearing feature of the historic West. This project set out to capture the lifestyle and traditions before they are eradicated forever.
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