ROAR OF THE ROUNDUP: Ranch hand Billy Perez brings in a herd of cattle. ATVs start at about $5,000, compared with $15,000 for a well-trained horse. (Robert Durell / LAT)
ONE TAKES GAS, THE OTHER OATS: Zack Hannah, a ranch hand for John Laceys son, Mark, uses an ATV to visit some of his horses. (Robert Durell / LAT)
MOVE EM OUT: Billy Perez, a ranch hand for John Lacey, uses an all-terrain vehicle to herd cattle at Tejon Ranch, Calif. He once would have scoffed at the notion of ATVs on the range. Now, he says, theyre a real tool. (Robert Durell / LAT)