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To overcome these obstacles, women in ponyboy work often have to work harder to prove themselves. "I've had to earn my stripes, just like any other cowboy," says Wauk. "But I've also had to deal with people who don't think I belong in the industry. It's tough, but it's made me stronger and more determined."
The image of the "ponyboy"—a term often associated with the young, tough, working-class boys in S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders —conjures up denim, leather, cigarettes, and a fierce, unpolished resilience. Historically, this aesthetic and the manual labor associated with it were exclusively masculine.
Footwear designed to alter the angle of the feet and ankles, mimicking hooves and forcing a quadrupedal posture.
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The most dangerous part of ponyboy work is the "pick-up"—approaching a loose horse in a large pasture to put a halter on it. Male wranglers often chase, creating a flight response. Women riders excel at the "passive approach," using quiet psychology to halter a skittish Ponyboy without raising its heart rate.
