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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) to keep the cattle from losing weight
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 different ranches apart

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

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

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