A) the cattle were not used to being controlled by girls
B) the work was considered too harsh for girls
C) girls were too busy raising crops
D) cowgirls did not practice finding horses

A) the American cowboy
B) short cattle drives to nearby railroads
C) the American cowgirl
D) poor and undeveloped ranches

A) a saddle
B) spurs
C) a corral
D) a hat

A) busting horses
B) riding horses
C) roping cattle
D) branding cattle

A) lasso the calves
B) brand the herd
C) count the herd
D) brand the calves

A) were too wild
B) were kept in a pen
C) would cause a stampede
D) followed their mothers

A) events at a rodeo
B) clothing that cowhands wear
C) jobs on a trail drive
D) kinds of brands

A) had to keep the herd moving
B) worked in the dust at the back of the herd
C) had to ride longer than other cowhands
D) dragged the wagon full of food

A) to keep the cattle from different ranches apart
B) to move the herd to a different place for grazing
C) to take the herd to a railroad station to be sold
D) to keep the cattle from losing weight

A) railroads are close to the ranches
B) the ranchers don't have to move their cattle
C) there aren't enough cowhands to do the work
D) houses have been built on the trails

A) roping steers
B) riding horseback
C) branding calves
D) rounding up stray cattle

A) to tell how exciting it is to be a cowhand
B) to explain that few girls were cowhands in the Wild West
C) to describe a cowhand's life in the late 1800s
D) to convince people to become cowboys and cowgirls