Reata 

8 creative works found

• 

  La Reata Sunrise
  by Heath Dreger

  Sunrise on the South Saskatchewan River. This is the view from La Reata Ranch along the river. Guests to this ranch can experience beautiful scenery as well as experience life as a cowboy. Camera / - Canon PowerShot S45 Image / - ISO Auto, f/5.6, 1/60 sec, 12 mm

• 

  Lost in Thought
  by Ann Rodriquez

  This is my good friend Randy, who has been blessed to make his living as a cowboy throughout the western United States, including Hawaii. Currently he and his wife are managing a ranch in Montana, which is where I captured this picture of him. Randy has always been a hero to me, loving wholeheartedly what he does, and loving God wholeheartedly as well. With a song on his lips or a lesson in his actions, Randy is a man of many talents, including breaking horses, reciting poetry at gatherings across the west, and braiding reatas (ropes). In this particular photo, he was waiting for more cattle to be brought his way for sorting (to be loaded and transported to another ranch).

• 

  At Rest
  by Ann Rodriquez

  I ‘stole’ this shot while my friend Randy (who’s been blessed to be able to make his living as a cowboy) was explaining something to my husband. We learned much, as we listened, about breaking horses. I was struck by the fact that horses are much like people in that to effectively work with them, we must learn to think like them, to get in their minds. When was the last time you tried to figure out what a difficult person was thinking in order to know how to approach them? : )

• 

  Weathered
  by Ann Rodriquez

  These antlers and hat hang in the garage/workshop of Randy Rieman, bringing character to the room in which he spends hours making reatas. I do believe the hat has seen some wear…

• 

  Skilled Hands
  by Ann Rodriquez

  These are the hands of Randy Rieman at Pioneer Mountain Ranch. He’s in the process of creating a reata (rope). Quite the process!

• 

  In the Making
  by Ann Rodriquez

  What catches your eye in this photo is really not what the photo is about…the little ‘sticks (for lack of a better word!)’ are just for creating shape as the leather around them sets and hardens. These sections of leather are called ‘hondas’ and are, in essence, what make a reata (throw rope for roping) able to function properly. Randy Rieman is the creator of this particular set of hondas (and many others!). He was taught by the best, Bill Dorrance (click to read more about Bill and his fascinating life), years ago, and now carries the torch of braiding reatas.

• 

  Process
  by Ann Rodriquez

  More of the process of creating a honda for a reata (throw rope). It’s a long, long process, and anywhere around 30 hours goes into creating one reata.

• 

  'My Office'
  by Ann Rodriquez

  This is my friend Randy’s ‘office’ in the garage at the Pioneer Mountain Ranch in Dillon, MT. This is where reatas (throw ropes) come to life! Randy was taught by the best, Bill Dorrance (click to read more about Bill and his fascinating life), years ago, and now carries the torch of braiding reatas.