Tin vs Hide Ponies

[Older Whiskey]

Many say you ain't no cowboy, unless you have a pony
I call horse pucky and pure beef baloney
In days of pokin cattle, along the Old Chisholm Trail
They needed horses, ponies, and mules oh well

But these days things are changing, leanin toward ATV
Boots and britches last longer, that we can see
No spurs are needed, to encourage it to run
Like a horse it is great, for hard work or fun

Although you didn't ask, here's my philosophy
About side by side, motorcycles, and ATV
Hay, grass, or oats, they don't need to burn
So, listen close if you have concern

It's side by sides, motorcycles, ATVs, and gas
Replacing the horse, the mule, and the grass
But wait, one thing that I haven't seen
That's ranchers growing, their own gasoline

 

[webfoot]

Here they both get used. The ATV's are handy and you can jump in them and go. No catching and saddling involved. But it is not good to rope a cow off an ATV. And we have a lot of ground which you just can't take an ATV on but a horse will go. So the answer is locally they flat wear out ATV's and i guess they wear out horses too.

 

[Older Whiskey]

Here they both get used. The ATV's are handy and you can jump in them and go. No catching and saddling involved. But it is not good to rope a cow off an ATV. And we have a lot of ground which you just can't take an ATV on but a horse will go. So the answer is locally they flat wear out ATV's and i guess they wear out horses too.

If you are going to rope off an ATV, I highly recommend using break away. There is no dallying with ATV's. Also I would not recommend bulldogging or steer wrestling off any tin pony.

 

[Faster horses]

If you are going to rope off an ATV, I highly recommend using break away. There is no dallying with ATV's. Also I would not recommend bulldogging or steer wrestling off any tin pony.

Over in the Big Hole in Montana (it's a big swamp) they have learned to rope off ATV's to doctor yearlings.
They have a ball on the back of a 4-wheeler that they tie on to. I don't remember the whole story about how
they heel the yearling, but they do. It's kind of wild, but they can't ride a horse across the swampy ground.

 

[Puzzled]

Nothing can replace the horse. The modern vehicles no matter was size, shape or color save time, some provide a warmer environment to travel in, but they can never replace the working relationship and versatility of a good horse.

Roping off an ATV. A right handed person would need to move the throttle to the left side, should be possible. No tying hard and fast or taking a dally, just the ability to initially get a rope on a fast moving critter and then go from there.

My parents talked about one horse my mom rode was a really little "bunch grasser". To small to expect to hold a cow, so when my mom roped the cow, she dropped the rope, one of their horse stepped on the end of the rope, causing the rope to pop up in the air, my dad was right there on his horse, reached out grabbed the rope and took a dally. Cow caught

One thing the ATV is good at is knocking down a renegade sheep. You get them moving at a good speed, get along side em just enough to swing the front wheel into their ribcage, it knocks the sheep over, ATV slides to a stop with the front wheel firmly planted on top the sheeps ribcage, pinning the sheep to the ground. Border collies are grinning ear to ear giving each other high fives.