1.   At the Sheridan Fairgrounds a ranch roping took place one Sunday morning, a leisurely horseback competition based on the work cowboys do when branding or doctoring cattle.

2.   Branding used to be what cowboys did to steers.

3.   His title was cowboy and he rode open range herding cattle, soon learning that modern cowboys do a lot more.

4.   When the Everman, Texas, cowboy does it consistently, he gets a hefty check at major winter rodeos.