This post is about ranches. People who own or run a ranch are called ranchers, cattlemen, or stockgrowers (mostly known as ranchers). People who work on a ranch are called “Buckaroos”. The word Buckaroo comes from the Spanish word Vaquero. A tourist that visits a ranch is called a guest rancher or a dude. The ranching tradition started in Spain. A ranch is just like a farm. But a ranch is a bit bigger and has cattle and other farm animals like chickens, pigs and horses. The word ranch is a Spanish word. Ranches are almost  always found in the west of America in dry spots like Arizona and some parts of California. There are also many in Australia, where they are called stations.

Have you been to a ranch?