wranglers are also long-time locals who have grown up participating in equine and rodeo events, often with a similar heritage. Wranglers with these backgrounds could begin at ages as young as 10 years old. They would hear and see a lot at such a young age, and expected to be tough and durable. Wranglers and cowboys are becoming less and less common as they are replaced with modern occupations such as biologists and animal researchers who are often more reliant on education and theoretical knowledge, rather than having extensive practice with horses. The idea that the horse specialists, such as wranglers, have spent large amounts of time with horses, are familiar and can identify with them is also becoming less common. The three main states that remain occupied by wranglers the United States are California, Arizona and Wyoming. See also American frontier Animal husbandry Animal training Cowboy Teamster Groom (profession) Horse training References 1880s neologisms Animal husbandry occupations Horse-related professions and professionals Cowboys Cowboy culture Livestock Ranchers Horse training Western (genre) staples and terminology