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BROKE - A horse that has been given training is called a broke horse; a green-broke horse is partially trained; a well-broke horse is well-trained. BRONC or BRONCO - A horse that has never been broken to saddle or harness use. Also Rodeo term used to designate the bucking horses that are ridden with a saddle. (Spanish: Rough) BUCKING ROLL - Padded attachment at the front of the saddle to supplement the swell. Helps the rider stay in the saddle. BULL - Male un-castrated bovine (cow). CALF - Baby cow. CANTLE - The arched, rear portion (back of the seat) of the saddle tree. CATCH AS CATCH CAN - Phrase used to describe rule that allows the cowboy to legally rope any portion of a calf's body. CATTLE - Collective term for multiple cows. CHAPS - Long leather leggings cowboys wear over their pants. Chaps offer protection against cactus, mesquite, and other range plants. CINCH - The strap which goes around the horses belly to hold the saddle on. The cinch is tightened around the horse's body just behind the front legs. Usually it is fastened to leather straps (latigos) that hang from the rigging on each side of the saddle. Also the acting of tightening the cinch. CONCHO - Metal disk, often of silver, set on a leather rosette. Conchos secure saddle thongs or are used as decoration. COW - A female bovine. Also a generic reference to cattle. COW HORSE - A horse that is trained to roping, cutting, working a cow herd. CUT - Group of cattle separated from the herd for a reason. Or the act of separating one animal from a herd. Or the process of castrating a male animal. CUTTING HORSE - Cow horse used to cutting out individual cattle from the herd. CHUTE - A narrow, fenced lane, usually connecting one corral with another. Also a narrow passage used for loading cattle. A rodeo chute rodeo terminates in a small gated pen just big enough to permit the cowboy to adjust his gear and mount. DALLY - A wrap taken around the saddle horn with the tail end of a lariat rope. DE-HORN - Remove the horns from cattle. DOGIE - A calf with no mother. FLOATER - A bucking horse with little power. The bronc jumps with all four feet up and just floats through the air. FLOATING - Technique used by some saddle bronc riders to make them appear to be bucked off with every jump the horse makes. FENDER - Leather piece projecting back from stirrup leather to protect the rider's legs. FLANK STRAP - A padded strap placed in front of a horse or bull’s hind legs to create a slight irritation to initiate bucking action. FORK - Saddle tree, bows of saddle tree. GELDING - A castrated male horse. GULLET - Inside of the pommel or the front edge of the forward arch of the saddle. HACKAMORE - A bitless bridle that works by putting pressure on the horse's head. HALTER - A loose headstall, usually with an attached rope or strap, for holding and leading an animal. HEADSTALL - Straps that go over a horse's head to form the bridle, halter, or hackamore. HEIFER -Young female cow that has yet to have a calf. HIGH ROLLER - A bronc that leaps high into the air when bucking. HOBBLING - Rodeo term for the tying down of one or both stirrups on a bucking saddle. Hobbling is not allowed in ranch rodeos. Also the term for securing a horse's front legs so that the animal can only take small steps or tying up a back leg to prevent . HONDO or HONDA - A metal, rope, or rawhide ring, through which a rope slides to make a loop. HONEST BUCKER - An animal that bucks the same way every time out of the chute. HOOLIGAN - A style of loop used when throwing a rope. HUNG UP - A rider that is still attached to a horse or bull after dismounting from the animal. JINGLE BOBS - The metal pieces dangling from the rowel that make a bell like jingle when the spurs move, either while the wearer is walking or riding. LARIAT - A long rope that has a loop or eye attached at one end (honda or hondo) through which the other end runs MUGGING - Cowboys restrain a cow or calf by stopping it in any way they can. NO TIME - The term used to indicate that a cowboy has gone off course, broken a rule, or exceeded the time limit for an event and so will not receive a time for that event. OFF SIDE - This is the right side of a horse. OUTFIT - All the hands engaged in a given cattle operation or the operation itself. OUT THE BACKDOOR - Term used when the rider is thrown over the back end of an animal. OXBOW STIRRUPS - Narrow stirrups sometimes made of metal. PICK-UP MAN - The cowboy on horseback who assists the bronc riders to safely dismount the horse following a qualified 8-second ride. POMMEL - Forward, arched portion of saddle tree. PUNCH - Term covering all of a "puncher's" direct work with cattle; driving, roping, branding, cutting, earmarking, etc. PUNCHER or COW PUNCHER - A man who works with cattle. Also a verb, "to punch cows. REINS - Strap or cord that runs from the bridle bit around the horse's neck, to be held and manipulated by the rider. REMUDA - All the saddle horses on a roundup that are kept together and constitute the remount horses for the cowboys. RERIDE or RE RUN - A second change for a contestant. A judge can rule the contestant did not have a fair chance to score points the first time out. RIM-FIRE - Rope caught under his horse's tail, usually while the cowboy is roping cattle. RODEO - A Spanish word used to indicate the round-up of cattle and the term commonly used to indicate a public exhibition of cowboy skills. ROSETTE - Circular design on a western stock saddles. Small leather disk with two slits for thongs or saddle strings to pass through. ROWEL - Disk or star set in the end of the spur's shaft or post, which turns as the rider's heel touches the horse's sides. RUNNING IRON- Circular or flat iron used to draw a brand rather than stamp it on. It was used by rustlers to quickly mark unbranded cattle. In some places it is still illegal to carry a running iron. SEEING DAYLIGHT - Rider rises high enough off an animal that you can see daylight between the cowpoke and the horse. SKIRTS - Large leather panels attached to the saddle tree, to protect the rigging and give form to the saddle. SLICK - An unbranded animal. SPUR - U-shaped device attached to rider's heel to encourage a horse to greater speed, to guide the horse, or get a horse's attention. SPUR STRAP - The leather band that holds a spur on the boot. STEER - Castrated male bovine (cow). STIRRUP - Device hung from each side of a saddle that holds the rider's foot. STIRRUP LEATHERS - Adjustable straps that suspend the stirrups from the saddle tree STOCK CONTRACTOR - The person or group that provides the livestock used at the rodeo. STRING - A group of several horses designated for use by a cowboy. SULL - A cow which, in a state of shock, exhaustion, or stubbornness, goes down on its front knees, or lays down completely, and refuses to move. SUN FISH - A buck in which the bronc bucks and twists its body into a crescent, and throws head alternately to right and left. SWAP ENDS - A buck in which the bronc goes up facing one direction but lands facing the opposite direction. SWELL or SWELLS - Bulging shoulders of the saddle pommel TAPADERO, TAPARDOS or TAPS - Stirrup covers that protect rider's feet from brush and weather. They come in different styles. TOP HAND - The best. TREE - The frame of wood or pressed rawhide over which the saddle is constructed. |
