Chapter 633: The Old Cowboy's Ability
It's a party of the most authentic old cowboys, for whom they often look down on the hippies, and sneer at those who think cowboys just live in movies. Cowboys, these old cowboys will show everyone what a real cowboy is, not the 'movie stars'.
"Da, aren't you going to try it? Haha, the ranchers in the neighborhood are basically participating, except for you. Weida was lying on his stomach outside the fence, and this time many of the spectators who came were relatives and friends of these ranchers, cowboys, and people from the town of Abiline; It's not a big competition, it's a fun event.
"I'm not going, I've been invited many times, but I've turned them all down. See those lassoes, I'm not going to use them. Wei Da smiled and greeted Douglas, one of the old Fox's good friends, "I've been training, but to be honest, I can't control the lasso very well, they can't hit the target accurately." ”
Wei Da was a little regretful, if he could play the lasso, he would have taken the initiative a long time ago, this is a good time to be in the limelight,
As shown in American Westerns, although it is not a deliberate performance, it still has some flavor; The old cowboys here also wear Mexican-style wide-brimmed high-top felt hats, Colt revolvers and repeating pistols on their waists, wear bullet belts, jeans and leather tops, and tight-fitting multi-bag denim jackets with tight sleeves, a pair of high-cut leather boots decorated with horse studs, a colorful and eye-catching printed square scarf around the neck, and ride a fast horse. It is an outward attire that represents the typical individualism and free spirit. It's clear that these old guys are also trying to show off.
The lasso is an indispensable classic piece of equipment for every cowboy, and is divided into two types: the more rudimentary straw lasso and the lasso made of more elaborate cowhide or other animal skins. As a real cowboy, whether you can use the lasso proficiently. It is equally important to measure whether he has superb horsemanship and marksmanship at 100 paces.
The lasso is usually hung in a loop by the denim on the saddle head or tethered to the saddle edge in front of the cowboy's thighs, and can be removed at any time. The lasso is usually used to wrap one end around a sturdy saddle and the other end to be a looper to be attached to the neck or leg of a chased cow or other livestock.
The cowboy playing with the lasso has a circular looper in his right hand, and when the herd "blows up", the cowboy must ride as fast as possible to catch up with the leader cow and subdue it. When the cowboy rides a fast horse and chases the galloping herd. When it catches up with the leading bull that is running at the front, it is said that it is too late, but it is too fast. With a sharp flick of the round looper in his right hand, he lassoed the head of the galloping bull, and then grabbed the thick, sturdy lasso, and pulled it to the ground with all his might. This stops the crazy herd from running wild.
Weida really can't play with this. In fact, in the ranch, cowboys basically have such a unique skill, if they can't even play with the lasso, then they really can't be considered real cowboys. Wei Da is sometimes envious, that is, cowboys can play with the lasso vigorously, and can prepare to lasso the fleeing cow. But in his own hands, the head is one thing, and Wei Da can't even pick up the noose.
"It's Grandpa!" The little ones came to their senses when they saw Old Fox appear in the field on a horse. The little ones began to cheer wildly, and the little ones were about to cheer for the grandpa. It's a Grandpa game.
Old Fox is in a very good mood, because this time's 'opponents' are all familiar people, so everyone's details are also very clear; although there is no certainty of victory, but Old Fox does not need to worry about losing face. This is not a children's competition, in the children's competition, every child will be guaranteed a trophy and every child will be a winner.
But this is a competition for the cowboys, and only the best will be able to win the trophy; The trophies and funds for the competition are all raised by these old cowboys and ranchers, but there are not so many funds to prepare a trophy for each person.
Old Fox is out of the horse, although the old guy has always looked down on Wei Da, he knows that Wei Da is just a showman, he has no riding skills, and he has no skills to ride. This is also because old Fox has a proud capital, on horseback, he can close his eyes to get those rookies who can only play handsome, and he will let those people know what a real cowboy is!
Suddenly there were two cows in the pen, which were the ones that would have been dealt with a little before the race, and the bulls were more grumpy than the kind that stood there docilely and were at the mercy of others. In this way, the two bulls rushed into the fence and immediately began to run wildly, bringing up dust and dirt.
This is what cowboys often do, and that is that the herd is out of control, and they need to calm the cows. In particular, disasters such as the 'bombing' of cattle can sometimes even threaten the lives of cowboys, so it is necessary to be brave and skillful in order to make those frenzied cattle lose their leader, so that the scene of thousands of cattle galloping will not happen.
With a clamp on the horse's belly, Old Fox waved the ring with one hand; It looked like it was just a soft rope, but it was round in Old Fawkes's hands. Holding the reins of the horse with one hand and waving the ring with the other, this does require superb skills, and it is indeed very good-looking, and such a scene still gets a lot of cheers.
The lasso landed firmly on the neck of the galloping bull three meters away, and even Wei Da hadn't seen how the lassoes were held clearly, which even needed to be played back in slow motion. But Weida doesn't care about these now, Old Fox has taken care of this bull, the lasso performance has already achieved some results, and Old Fox will not be ashamed now.
Subduing these mad bulls is not just about lassing the bull and it's over, old Fox also needs to fight the bull; Fix one end of the lasso next to the saddle and show off your mastery of riding. It's not as fancy and elegant as an equestrian competition, but it's full of an old cowboy's orgasmic technique.
The strength of the ox is even greater than that of the horse, but the old Fox on horseback can drag the cow forward, and drag the tempered bull to the sideline and tie it up, which is a good cowboy show. Because old Fox still needs to deal with the next cow, he needs to get two bulls.
"Ryan, is there anything you'd like to say to Grandpa?" Old Fox was in a good mood, especially when he looked at the excited little children with red faces, he didn't immediately deal with his prey, and stood on the sidelines teasing the cute children.
"Grandpa, can you knock it down?" Xiao Li immediately came to his senses, grandpa is really powerful, he can catch a big cow on a horse, but Dad is not so powerful.
"No problem, watch the Grandpa's performance!" Old Fox whistled proudly, it was just a trivial matter, in order to meet the requirements of his good grandson, whether to win the prize or not is now secondary.
Old Fox set off in high spirits amid the shouts of the children, and now this is a wonderful show for the lovely children, which is a rare opportunity to show his strength in front of the children.
Old Fawkes rode towards the remaining bull, which gasped a little, but was now the enemy; But just as it tried to escape, the flying lasso was already firmly tied to its hind legs. This time, old Fox just needs to hold the noose, and then just ride his horse to pull the bull to the ground.
"Haha, I think they'll disqualify me from the next competition!" Old Fox got off the field triumphantly and said hello to familiar people, "Although I violated some of the rules of the game, I think I made a lot of money!" ”
Old Fox was gone, and he was naturally warmly welcomed; Although he is sweating all over now, his face is also a little dusty. But it didn't matter anymore, Old Fox was warmly welcomed by the children, and he now regretted why he didn't have three hands, so that he could pick up the loveliest children.
"Mark, you're doing a good job. But I don't think you can break some of the rules in front of the kids, it's not a good example. Marina teased old Fox that it wasn't part of the race to knock the cow down, but the old cowboy couldn't care about it in order to please his grandchildren.
"I'm giving it a gift to the kids, and they're loving it now. I don't think there's a problem with that, it's an activity for our own amusement, but there aren't so many rules. It's good that the kids are happy, but as for the trophies, I don't want to do it now. Old Fox was teasing the little ones, explaining to them his lasso and his riding skills.
Wei Da is now expressing all kinds of envy and hatred, although he does know how to ride a horse; But dragging a cow on a horse, this is something Wei Da can't think of, and his riding skills are not so good. And there is one thing that must be admitted, that is, the lasso, Wei Da can't play with anything; But in the hands of these cowboys, that really refers to the state of which to fight.
Wei Da was very envious, and he was also thinking about what state he would be in after he played; It is estimated that he is in the most embarrassing state, because he really doesn't know how to do anything about these cowboys. So now, it's better to continue to be a beautiful man quietly, and the cowboy thing is not something Wei Da needs to think about now. (To be continued......)