The Ojai Valley north of Santa Barbara, California has been cowboy country since 1837 when Fernando Tico’s Rancho Ojai first brought cattle to the area. Ojai is definitely horse country these days and a beautiful place to visit and live. My friends Paul & Melanie Hirdler (I’ve ridden with both…
One of the most famous and collectible silversmiths is Edward H. Bohlin (1895-1980) who first sold goods to Tom Mix. Later he outfitted many of the well known movie stars and celebrities in the 1920-70s like Will Rogers, Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, and Gene Autry. Bohlin was originally born in…
Without grass we probably wouldn’t be eating steaks and hamburgers today. There are a lot of jokes in the cattle business about the fact that being a cattle producer is really about moving the protein found in grass directly to the consumer, with the transportation vehicle being a cow. Many…
I’ve gotten a lot of email about reata ropes so here’s some more information. All ropes will break but reata ropes are more likely to do so, especially if not maintained. After use they need to be washed with water (just hold the coils under a faucet and rinse) and…