From descriptions of vaqueros who wrote about their work in the early 20th century in the lower San Joaquin valley of California, I can tell that most of what here are called “tricks” were standard “catches” used on cattle.  Will Rogers uses a man on horseback to demonstrate them, because a horse is easily controlled to run, stop, and repeat, unlike a cow.  The 80 foot reata was common, and so were the longest throws seen here.  Will Rogers was a wonderful showman, but many ordinary vaqueros could have shown him up.