The Texas Ranger Museum in Waco, Texas, is a very interesting place to visit and their website has links to all kinds of valuable information. From Wikipedia: “The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction based in Austin, the capital of Texas, in the United States. [...]
Some cowboys are using ATVs to move their cows around. There are some advantages like you can just jump in one, no saddling required. But most of us think only horses should be used for most day-to-day work. This comes from an article by Ross Hecox in the June 2009 Western Horseman magazine (one of [...]
Nudie Cohen was one of the most famous people making western clothes in the 1940s and his work continued into the Elvis Presley days. The Russian born immigrant had a poor beginning and with wife Bobbie eventually found their way to the west coast From the Nudie Rodeo Taylor website: “Nudie and Bobbie, came to [...]
Chris Cox is a widely respected cowboy who provides training and clinics about horses. He has a RFD-TV program called Chris Cox Horsemanship on three times a week, regularly appears at horse shows around the world giving his “Ride the Journey Tour”, has many good videos, an online store, raises and trains horses, writes books [...]
From the True West Wyatt Earp’s Vendetta Ride website: “Two months after the Gunfight near the O.K. Corral, three assassins fire double-barrel shotguns at City Police Chief Virgil Earp outside the Oriental Saloon. Doctors remove several inches of shattered bone from his upper left arm. “Wyatt, assuming the worst, telegraphs Crawley P. Drake, U.S. marshal [...]
The National Little Britches Rodeo Association is the standard bearer of junior rodeo in the United States. Each year some 2,000 kids from 24 states compete in more than 275 Little Britches rodeos. Kids from age 5 through 18 are eligible to participate in five divisions: Little Wranglers (age 5-7), Junior Girls, Junior Boys (age [...]
I attended this conference last year and will do so again this year. Highly recommend. Press Release from Texas A&M University: COLLEGE STATION – The 55th Annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled Aug. 3‐5 at Texas A&M University in College Station. “Planning committee members from around the state have met with us [...]
In the “old days” cowboys wore cotton strips or handkerchiefs around their neck. Later “Wild Rag” scarves became more popular. The most common ones are silk because they are light weight and wick moisture away while retaining warmth and blocking the wind. Most come in 36″ or 44″ squares but you can have custom sizes [...]
Today’s cowgirls ride as the cowboys do with their feet on each side of the saddle but it wasn’t always that way for women. Women from earliest times rode horses as we do but in the middle ages the idea of a “proper” woman riding style was born. The first “sidesaddles” had the woman sitting [...]
There is a lot to write about cowboy hats but here are a few interesting facts. Historians say the the origins of the first cowboy hats were in Mongolia where horseback riding was a way of life. The idea moved to Europe and transitioned into the Spanish sombrero (sombrero translates as “shade”) which was then [...]
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Silver King is a family business started in 1975 by Miguel and Maria Dávalos, natives of Zapotlanejo in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. Today the business is located in Chatsworth, California. Their buckles are very popular and known for interesting unique designs. Everything is hand made of course with the best materials available. The craftsmanship [...]
The big cattle drives began after the Civil War and Texan Charles Goodnight realized that they needed a way to carry supplies and cooking equipment. Up until that point everything was carried on horseback. In 1866 he rebuilt a large four wheel army surplus wagon with steel axles that could withstand the hard terrain, adding [...]
From Wikipedia: “Aberdeen Angus is the original name of the breed, which was developed in Scotland from aboriginal cattle native to the counties Aberdeenshire and Angus, and the term is still in use in the United Kingdom, Europe, and other parts of the world, but no longer widely in the United States. “On May 17, [...]
A horse’s age is obviously based on his birthdate but for horse competitions January 1st is used. Any horse born between January 1 and December 31 has the same age. Obviously that almost year of growth can make a lot of difference in some situations. I don’t know how that got started but it’s never [...]
Hopalong Cassidy was a character created in 1904 by author Clarence E. Mulford and he appeared in various books and articles but the popular image we all have today started when Hoppy first appeared in motion pictures and then TV. The name “hoppy” came because of a limp caused by a bullet wound suffered before [...]
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News Release Texas Animal Health Commission Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719 Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@tahc.state.tx.us For immediate release: Cattle Tuberculosis Confirmed in Texas; Check with States of Destination Before Shipping Cattle Cattle [...]
The National Reined Cow Horse Association, celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2009, is the governing body of cow horse competition responsible for promoting the sport, insuring high standards of competition and educating members and the public about the history and tradition of the cow horse. Cow horses are horses that are specifically bred and trained [...]
PRESS RELEASE June 11, 2009- for immediate release Documents Reveal BLM Secret Plan to Destroy Wild Horses Documents obtained from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) via the Freedom of Information Act by a Phoenix-based non-profit, The Conquistador Program, reveal shocking and detailed plans to destroy healthy wild horses in government holding facilities as well [...]
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