cattle herding
Moving cows together
Cattle herding is the practice of moving and managing groups of cattle, typically by driving them on foot or horseback across land to new pastures, water sources, or market.
The work defines traditional ranching and cowboy culture: The family has been cattle herding in Montana for five generations.
Herding requires skill in reading animal behavior and terrain.
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- nomadismMigratory way of life
- drovingLong-distance livestock walking
- free rangeUnconfined to pens
vaccination · dogies · pastoralism · grasslands · beef production · horsemanship · cutting horse · vaquero · ranch hand · mustering · feedlot · roundup · branding iron · overgrazing · leather industry · calving · horseback · hooves
- Gauchogaucho, ponchos, mate, yerba mate, asado
- ranchingranch, rancher, ranchers, ranching, cows
- dude ranchdude ranch, dude ranches, guest ranch, guest ranches, ranch stay
- Herdingflock, flocks, herds, shepherd, goatherd
- nomadsnomad, nomadism, Bedouin, wanderer, roaming
- working animalsgun dog, guarding, pulling, hunting dog, guard dog
cattle herdingfish farming
Cultivating aquatic livestock
aquaculture · pig farming · poultry farming · beekeeping · sheep herding
cattle herdingcrop farming
Growing plants for harvest
grain cultivation · horticulture · vegetable gardening · viticulture · wheat farming
cattle herdingwildlife conservation
Protecting animals and ecosystems
hunting · wildlife management · animal liberation · rewilding