On most large ranches there is a herd of horses that is used by the cowboys every day for whatever jobs that are needed to be done. It could be riding fence to check for any breaks, gathering the calves for branding, changing the herd from one pasture to another, or any other of a hundred jobs the cowboys must finish. Here we see Bill’s depiction of one of these dedicated hands ready to start his days work whenever the horses arrive, so he can pick the one he want to use today.