Cowgirls And Cowboys In The West Was Started By Phyllis Nickum.docx

Cowgirls and Cowboys in the West was started by Phyllis Nickum, and her friends and family, to introduce international, and domestic, travelers to the exciting experiences of the American West. Born into a family of hoteliers, she has provided exceptional hospitality experiences in metropolitan areas such as New York, Phoenix, and Seattle – as well as smaller, more intimate markets in Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico and Texas. Settling in West Texas in the early 1990’s she slowly transitioned from the hotel business to the cattle business. Phyllis has combined her love for both, by offering tourism experiences that focus on the Best of the West!

Cowboys work hard caring for herds of cattle, and they are experts at doing their jobs on horseback. Many cowboys also perform in rodeos, either for money or just for fun. A cowboy is traditionally male, and while there are women who do the same work on ranches, they're typically called cowgirls. The word cowboy dates from the early 1800s in the Western United States — sometimes these ranch workers were called cowhands or cowpokes.

Cowboy-a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback Synonyms: cattleman, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher

5 Types: buckaroo, buckeroo, vaquero local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) cowgirl a woman cowboy gaucho a cowboy of the South American pampas horse wrangler, wrangler a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses roper a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses Type of: ranch hand a hired hand on a ranch

a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging Synonyms: rodeo rider Type of:

performer, performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience 2

n someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles) Type of: adventurer, venturer a person who enjoys taking risks out skirt-the outer parts of a town or city. "the park was built on the outskirts of New York in 1857" Synonyms: outlying districts, edges, fringes, suburbs

JUT- extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something. "a rock jutted out from the side of the bank" synonyms: o

stick out, project, protrude, bulge out, overhang "the face of the cliff is sheer, except for one shelf of rock that juts out"

cause (something, such as one's chin) to protrude. "she put up her head and jutted out her chin with determination"

enamoured 1. be filled with a feeling of love for. "it is not difficult to see why Edward is enamored of her" in love with, infatuated with, besotted with, smitten with, captivated by, enchanted by, fascinated by, bewitched by, beguiled by; More keen on, taken with; synonyms: informal mad about, crazy about, wild about, bowled over by, stuck on, hot for, sweet on, carrying a torch for, moonstruck by; literaryensorcelled by "she was secretly enamored of the prince" o

have a liking or admiration for. "she was truly enamored of New York"

DISIGNATE-appoint (someone) to a specified position. "he was designated as prime minister" appoint, nominate, depute, delegate; More synonyms: select, choose, pick, elect, name, identify, assign "she designated her successor" 

officially assign a specified status or ascribe a specified name or quality to. "certain schools are designated “science schools”" synonyms: classify, class, label,

Flawlessly-in a way that is perfect or without mistakes: She played the piece flawlessly.

Cavalry-an army group which fights from armored vehicles, helicopters (= type of aircraft), or, esp. in the past, while riding horses

Cannotation-a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it need not be a part of the word's meaning, or something suggested by an object or situation