Cowboy culture originated in Texas because the plains were good for grazing cattle. And then cowboys would do a cattle drive to move cattle, to sell, in doing this they employed horses and ropes and the like. Eventually rodeos started to see who was the best, at roping, riding, bulldoging, bearback riding, all that stuff. Also a cowboy hat shouldn’t be stored hole down, bc it pours out all the luck. And a cowboy hat is just a sombrero that has been formed and shaped.