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The lariat sliced the air overhead as I circled my wrist counterclockwise, giving the wide loop momentum before I released it from my hand. A few feet away was a roping dummy, a small black calf made of spongy rubber that I’d mistaken for a decorative feature until I realized it was my target. Swinging the rope above me was instantly gratifying, a cinematic yeehaw gesture, but trying to land it around the head of a baby animal, even a fake one, felt as impossible as docking a spaceship. Twice my lariat thwacked the ground, grabbing only air, but on the third try, the rope slid over the calf’s pointy ears, and I whooped and pulled to tighten the hold. “You’re a real cowboy now,” said…

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