Bob Holder (born 1931) is an Australian rodeo cowboy from Cootamundra, New South Wales.
[1] At the age of five, Holder accompanied his father droving, and after some formal education became a successful real-estate agent[2] with Elders Real Estate, Cootamundra, and lives in the district.
Holder first entered a competition as a novice at the Tumut rodeo aged 14, winning the bronc ride.
[5] In 1959, he was invited to appear on the American rodeo circuit, on a tour that culminated at Madison Square Garden; one of the first Australian cowboys to be so honoured.
[2] In later years, his specialty was team roping as the "header", whose job is to lasso the horns of a steer while his partner (Brian Lawless, another Cootamundra resident) as "heeler" tackles the hind legs.