Cowboy culture

thumb|upright=1.5|Cowboys portrayed in Western art. The Herd Quitter by Charles Marion Russell|C. M. Russell A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of special significance and legend. A subtype, called a wrangler, specifically tends the horses used to work cattle. In addition to ranch work, some cowboys work for or participate in rodeos. Cowgirls

city in and county seat of Bandera County, Texas, United States

thumb|350px|View of the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site|Grant-Kohrs Ranch near [[Deer Lodge, Montana, U.S.]]

high-crowned, wide-brimmed hat

dish made of bovine testicles

1973 film by Kieth Merrill

300px|thumb|upright=1.35|Vaquero (1877) thumb|“Music of the Plains” (mural study, Kilgore, Texas, 1939) by [[Xavier Gonzalez. This New Deal-era artwork features a Vaquero serenading a woman, symbolizing the deep Hispanic cultural roots in Kilgore's identity. The original study is housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.]]

competitive shooting sport

thumb|A platter of discada A discada (also known as a cowboy wok or a plow disc cooker, Spanish: ) is a large disc cookware found in Mexican and Southwestern US cooking It is also the name for a mixed meat dish made with this cooking utensil.

annual 10-day-long cultural festival in Cheyenne, Wyoming

Contemporary subculture