Limited Edition
$9,000
22″H X 22″L X 16″W
In contemporary ranch life, gathering cattle from the range usually takes place in the spring and the fall of each year. At the roundup pens, the young calves are cut, or separated, from the rest of the herd for the needed process of vaccination against disease, and for branding. A brand is the unique mark, or signature, of the ranch put on each calf for identification of ownership in the future out on the range. The cowboy in this sculpture is displaying his special skill of roping calves who have been cut out from the rest of the herd, so they can be branded, and then released back with the other cattle.