Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets men competing in a lassoing competition at a reindeer herders festival in the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia, February 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets boy coiling his lasso as he stands by a Reindeer / Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) corral. Yamal, Siberia, Russia, 1993

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets boy practising throwing his lasso. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia, 1993.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dolgan herder lassoing draft Reindeer / Caribou(Rangifer tarandus) during round up on the tundra. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia, 2004.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nenets boy practising the traditional sport of throwing a lasso with his foot. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia, 2001.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dolgan herder struggling with draft Reindeer / Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) he has just lassoed during a round up on the tundra. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia, 2004.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Chukchi men playing traditional lasso game in Chukotka, Siberia, Russia, 1994.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Sami herder lassoing Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) during spring migration. Sapmi, Norway, 1985.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Sami herders lassoing Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) to separate strays. Kautokeino, Norway, 1985.

Pete Oxford / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) roped by Chagra cowboys at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) being herded by Chagra cowboys at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) roped in pen by Chagra cowboys at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador