Buckaroo Leather Horse Tack, Use, Care and Maintenance - The History of American West Cattle Branding
Published: Sun, 01/23/11
Buckaroo Leather Owner, John Brand, shows you How-To use and care for Quality Western Tack
- The History of American West Cattle Branding - 2011-01-23 12:41:28.708-05
History of Cattle Branding Cattle/Livestock branding is a technique for marking cattle/livestock so as to identify the owner. In English lexicon, the word “brand” originally meant anything hot or burning, such as a firebrand, a burning stick.The origin of cattle branding dates from 2700 B.C. Paintings in Egyptian tombs document branding oxen with hieroglyphics. Ancient Greeks and Romans