Lariat redirects here. For the wrestling move, see lariat

A stray bull is lassoed by staff during a rodeo

Lassoing on the prairie (from the book Prairie Experiences in Handling Cattle and Sheep, by Major W. Shepherd, 1884)

A lasso, also known as a lariat, is a loop of rope that is designed to be thrown around a target and tighten when pulled. It is a well known-tool of the American cowboy. Andy Douglas of The Naturals performs a high knee attack on David Young. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2364x1476, 701 KB) Photograph taken during the California rodeo, Salinas, 2006 edition Copyright © 2006 David Monniaux File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Lasso Metadata This file contains... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2364x1476, 701 KB) Photograph taken during the California rodeo, Salinas, 2006 edition Copyright © 2006 David Monniaux File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Lasso Metadata This file contains... Look up bull in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Rodeo (disambiguation). ... Lassoing on the prairie. ... Lassoing on the prairie. ... Coils of rope used for long-line fishing A rope (IPA: ) is a length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. ... The classic vision of the American cowboy, as portrayed by Frederic Remington A cowboy (Spanish: vaquero) tends cattle and horses on cattle ranches in North and South America. ...

The rope is now mainly used in rodeos as an attraction, but it is still used to catch fleeing cattle or other livestock. After catching the cattle, the lasso can be tied around the horn, a typical feature of the western (or cowboy) saddle. With the lasso around the horn, the cowboy can use his horse as the equivalent of a towtruck with a winch. For other uses, see Rodeo (disambiguation). ... In general, Attraction is a force, that moves one object to another. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (often called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ... A Western Saddle Western Saddles are saddles used in — or based on the ones used in — cattle ranching in the United States. ... Tack is any of the various accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Heavy Tow truck A tow truck (also called a wrecker, a breakdown truck or a breakdown lorry), is a vehicle used to take disabled motor vehicles to another location (generally a repair garage) in case of breakdown or collision, or to impound illegally parked vehicles on public or (more commonly... Modern self-tailing winch on a sailing boat. ...

A lasso is made from stiff rope so that the noose stays open when the lasso is thrown. It also allows the cowboy to easily open up the noose from horseback when releasing the cattle because the rope is stiff enough to be pushed a little. A high quality lasso is weighted for better handling. How to make a noose. ... horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ... A weight function is a mathematical device used when performing a sum, integral, or average in order to give some elements more of a weight than others. ... A cars handling is a description of the way the car performs, particularly during cornering. ...

Part of the historical cultures of both Mexico and the Western United States, "trick roping" (lasso spinning tricks) was, and is, a well-known cowboy athletic activity. Will Rogers was a well-known exponent of trick roping. Lassos were also used by Tatars and the fictional character Indiana Jones. History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in geologic history of the Earth. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies. ... For other uses, see Culture (disambiguation). ... If you have been redirected here after viewing any statistical information, note that as defined by the Census Bureau, the western United States includes 13 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. ... Look up Athlete in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Will Rogers. ... Kültigin Monument where first mention of Tatar people is inscribed Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар), sometimes spelled Tartar (more about the name), is a collective name applied to the Turkic speaking people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. ... Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones Dr. Henry Indiana Jones, Jr. ...

See also

• Bolas

Gaucho Bolas Bolas (from Spanish bola, ball, also known as boleadoras) are a throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs. ...

External links

• The Lasso: A Rational Guide to Trick Roping by Carey Bunks
• Footage of multiple Lasso World Champions

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