CHILE | Friday, 5 July 2013 | Views [637] | View Smaller Image
As the brand is applied and the hair is singed, this worried mother cow looks on with an angry stare. Unlike in many places where ranching has become mechanized, in Southern Chile cattle are typically handled using traditional methods. This includes working cattle from horseback, using dogs to move the animals, and lassoing cattle during brandings and other ranch jobs. Modern operations have lost many of these arts, instead using squeeze chutes for restraint and 4-wheelers to move herds.
