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A screen shot from 'Roundup: Gathering the Herd.'

「赶拢工作:集合牛群」(Roundup: Gathering the Herd)片中的一景

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牛仔赶拢牛群的工作

随着时间的过去,牛仔生活也跟以前大不相同,但工作重心仍是照顾牛只。藉由观看及模仿老牛仔的工作情况,牛仔们学会如何在牛群里工作。基本的牛仔技巧包括骑马、正确使用绳索、在夏季时打捆干草及修补栅栏。牛仔的主要任务之一就是赶拢牛群,即查找牧地上的牛只并将它们赶回牧场。猜猜看,牛仔使用何种技术来赶拢牛群呢?


The life of the buckaroo has changed a lot over the years, but the main focus is still the cattle. Buckaroos learn how to work with cows by watching older buckaroos and imitating the way they work. The basic buckaroo skills include riding, using a rope correctly, baling hay during the summer, and mending fences. One of the main tasks of the buckaroo is the roundup--locating the cattle on the range and driving them back to the ranch. What sorts of techniques do you think the buckaroos use to roundup the cattle?
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VIDEO 出处: Smock, William H. and Carl Fleischhauer filmmakers; and Stewart, Leslie J, narrator. "Roundup: Gathering the Herd [16mm film]." Date Recorded 79/10/02-4. Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982, Library of Congress.