One of the most popular breeds of horses found in America is the Arabian. With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world. From the Arabian Horse Organization website: “From the ancient deserts of the Middle East evolved the oldest known [...]
Richard Allen Boone (June 18, 1917 – January 10, 1981) was an American actor who starred in over 50 films and was notable for his roles in Westerns. He was best known as the star of the TV series Have Gun – Will Travel. My parents knew him and he once did a fund raiser [...]
Today’s Blog is by guest blogger Bob Kinford Bob Kinford is a life long working cowboy, horseman, reduced stress cattle handling expert, humorist, and the producer of the Texas Crossroads Cowboy Gathering; the only cowboy entertainment talent show. He’s also the owner of the 2lazy4U Livestock & Literary Company in the El Paso, Texas Area [...]
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I’ve written before about cowboy and songwriter R.W. Hampton. Here he is singing “Born to be a cowboy”. If you have problems seeing the video below click HERE.
Cal Siegfried of Cornerstone Cattle Company leads a discussion with some of the country’s top restaurant chefs on the importance of cow & calf operation practices to great tasting beef. If you have problems seeing the video below click HERE.
Yes, women do rodeo as well as men. The Women’s Professional Rodeo Association sponsors or helps with rodeos around the country with events in barrel racing, bareback riding, bull Riding, tie-down calf roping, breakaway roping and team roping. Kathi Meyers is the current President of the Colorado Springs, Colorado based organization. From their website: “The [...]
by Dr. Dillon Feuz, Utah State University I was in Casper, Wyoming the first week of December speaking at the Range Beef Cow Symposium. This bi-annual event is well attended and considered by many to be the premier conference for cow-calf producers. While it is hosted by the four states of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota [...]
Eddy Arnolds old song “Cattle Call” is playing while cattle cross the creek and go to the pasture, sometimes it looks like they are singing!!! If you have problems seeing the video below click HERE.
The Y.O. Ranch in Mountain Home, Texas, (near San Antonio) is a very famous place and will be celebrating their 130th year of operation this year. Charles Schreiner IV is in charge. It’s a little different operation with a huge variety of activities other than raising cattle. From their website: “In 1852, Charles Schreiner arrived [...]
Singer Toby Keith is most famous for his country song of the 1990′s “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” but he also has a favorite recipe. Oklahoman Toby Keith was a rodeo athlete in high school and rode bulls and broncs but not as a professional. He formed a band, spent time in Nashville but his career [...]
Many people think the movie High Noon is the best western of all time. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. But Director Howard Hawks and actor John Wayne felt differently (this was the McCarthy era) and responded to the “liberal preachiness of this ‘un-American’ film (and its cowardly townspeople)” by [...]
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From BEEF Cow-Calf Weekly – Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist No matter how hard you try, eventually you have mold in some of your hay and need to decide about feeding it, says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist, who adds that common sense and good observation often are your [...]
Eriginate™ Corporation announced Dec. 28 the approval of its eTattoo™ tag by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The approval marks the first ultra-high radio frequency identification tag (UHF RFID) and the first non-low frequency tag (LF) to be approved for use with the “840″ Animal Identification Number (AIN). “We’re very pleased that the [...]
From Wikipedia: “Martha Jane Canary-Burke, better known as Calamity Jane (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), was a frontierswoman, prostitute, and professional scout best known for her claim of being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok, but also for having gained fame fighting Native American Indians. She exhibited kindness and compassion towards others, especially [...]
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From Wikipedia: “Blonde d’Aquitaine is a breed of beef cattle originating from the Aquitaine district in south west of France embracing the area of the Garonne valley and the Pyrenees. The breed is a combination of three local strains, the Garonnais, the Quercy, and the Blonde des Pyrenees. Blondes were predominantly draught animals until the [...]
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