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In the movies you've often seen cowboys lasso steers and wild horses. Their lassos have a loop at one end. The South American gauchos use a bola, a thong or cord which has balls of stone or iron attached to one end instead of a loop.
Handling a lasso correctly is a lot of fun. To make one, first get a rope about 3/8 of an inch thick and 25 feet long. Make an eyelet or noose at one end. This loop should not have a diameter of more than 11/2 inches. Fasten the loop with wire. To reinforce the loop itself, use either leather or another piece of wire. Examples of nooses are shown in Fig. 1.

The Basic Position
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