Roundup the cattle for branding.

Separating the mother from her calf.

Roping and capturing the calf for branding.

Branding the calf.

Working on a cattle ranch is not all fun and games. The cattle have to be checked daily, horses watered, fed, shoed and groomed, and fences have to be mended. The wrangler is out on his ranch come sunup and doesn’t see his home till after sundown.