“He reportedly worked in Hoot Gibson's rodeo as a trick rider and roper before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting.”
“The goal of tie-down roping is for the roper, or contestant, to lasso the calf while riding a horse.”
“If the roper breaks the barrier, a penalty of 10 seconds is assessed, and, if the calf does not remain tied for 6 seconds, the competitor is disqualified.”
ropework
(nautical) The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the marlinspike
A form of raised convex or painted decoration in the form of twisted rope applied to architecture, ceramics, metalwork and furniture
“With the success of the harbour other trades flourished, including ropemaking, sailmaking, shipbuilders, and insurance brokers.”
“Leonardo da Vinci drew sketches of a concept for a ropemaking machine, but it was never built.”
“Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, and ropemaking.”
ropemate
(climbing) someone to whom one is connected by a rope
“Yvon Herouart, a 39-year-old ropemaker, used to operate heavy equipment, and Diana Hajdu, 30, abandoned seven years of law study to make floor tiles for the castle.”
“Paul Hughes, 48, and William Neale, 41, both went to a health club in Ropemaker Street near Finsbury Circus in the City of London in August.”
“The Group has also acquired the freehold of the Hams Hall warehouse from Ropemaker Properties.”
“We had eight ropers out the first day and some of them had never thrown a rope in an arena, and there wasn't a calf missed.”
“The sunset created a backdrop for the world's top steer wrestlers, team ropers, barrel racers and bronc riders.”
“Expert ropers caught the calves with a loop around their hind legs and dragged them out of the herd to the fires where the branding irons were heating.”