21st C Cowboys St A

So why does a man – because it is usually a man – become a cowboy? For some, it isn’t a choice, because they are born into the life; men like Blaine and Tyrel. They are brothers and have worked with cows since they were children. Their mother had a ranch and they rode a horse before they could walk. Both Blaine and Tyrel have large moustaches and wear traditional cowboy clothes with the famous hat and boots. They prefer the traditional cowboy culture: ‘It’s a real life about you, your horse and the open country.’ Last winter, they looked after 2,300 cows. Every day from December until April, they rode across nearly 100,000 acres of land with only the cattle and the horses for company.