This has absolutely nothing to do with being a cowboy but as a proud father I want to share a 7 minute video with highlights of my daughter’s wedding last June in England. And yes, that’s me on the right all dressed up. If you have problems seeing the video below click HERE.
From Wikipedia: “The American Saddlebred, formerly known as the American Saddle Horse, is a breed of horse that was developed in Kentucky by plantation owners. Today, in the horse show world, they are most commonly seen under saddle in Saddle seat style riding, and in various types of driving, including pleasure driving and various types [...]
Many ranches these days are offering guest visitors an opportunity to participate in cattle work, including cattle drives. But this is the only place I’m aware of that has a horse roundup and drive. Montana Horses, owned and operated by Kail Mantle & Renee Daniels-Mantle, run several hundred head of saddle horses around Three Forks, [...]
(NOTE: There is a fifth way. You have your horse stand next to a large rock or mounting block and you simply step on – but these are more fun) If you have problems seeing the video below click HERE.
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I’ve written before about team penning and a competition often held at the same time is called team sorting. A very common type of ranch work is sorting cows which means certain cows in a herd are pulled out for medical reasons or to be moved to a new location or because there are many [...]
The Brown family of Lovell, Wyoming (near Yellowstone Park) move their cattle from summer to winter grazing land in 2006 If you have problems seeing the video below click HERE.
There are many many small rodeos held each year but one of my favorites is the Makawao Rodeo held on the island of Maui. It’s always the weekend closest to fourth of July and is a very exciting rodeo event presented by the Maui Roping Club. It’s held at the Oskie Rice Rodeo Arena a [...]
My parents took us to Crash Corrigan’s Corriganville Ranch when I was about 5 and it was wonderful for a young cowboy. I even got to meet and talk with him. That’s the back of my head in the picture on the left. Ray “Crash” Corrigan (14 February 1902 – 10 August 1976), born Raymond [...]
Can you believe this is a horse trailer? Promotional price $300,000, later rising to an estimated $360,000. Plus extra for accessories of course. If you have problems seeing the video below click HERE.
From BEEF Cow-Calf Weekly You can keep your horse, and yourself, happier and healthier with these tips: While a horse is eating, it’s less afraid of ear handling, spray and clippers. Helping it work his mouth, using food in really bothered situations, can be helpful and fast. Before asking for a foot, ask the horse [...]
I’ve written before about Icelandic Horses and here is vacation information about riding them. If you have problems seeing the video below click HERE. Here is a travel company that can arrange things for you. You can get their information by clicking HERE.
I’ve written before about Texan Angela Blair and here’s another one of her wonderful stories. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bill and I married against all odds. We were both very young – he was barely 21 and I was seven days shy of 18 – each had only a high school diploma, no real skills at making a [...]
by Dr. Steve Blezinger, a nutritional and management consultant in Sulphur Springs, Texas One significant challenge for nutritionists and cattle producers is to determine the ingredients, additives and feed processing as well as delivery systems that will improve performance and/or efficiency of growing cattle on pasture. An important consideration must be that the program should [...]
I lived for many years near Larkin Valley, California and just thought this was a nice “feel good” story to share. Our family donated money to the Felton Fire Protection District for them to buy special equipment to assist with horse rescues and it’s wonderful to see it in use. From the Santa Cruz Sentinel [...]
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Another view on the wild horse issue By John Horning Executive Director of WildEarth Guardians in Santa Fe Momentum is building for the Department of the Interior to address one of the longest-standing conflicts on the open range of the American West: the one between free-roaming horse and burro advocates and Western ranchers and their [...]
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