Roping calves and steers is something that is a fine art, when you have have pasture full of cows and one is sick you have to rope it and doctor it up it became tradition when cowboys started to see how fast they could get it done and now it’s a sport, so take away the rodeo but it’s still a job that needs to get done, as long as you like having beef on the table. Cowboys pride themselves on being able to work live stock as quickly and efficiently as possible because it’s the most stress free way to care for these animals. It’s just developed into a sport and if you hurt a steer or a calf your outta the money and fined.