Roping is a central skill for cowboys. Although there are times when herding cows into pens and then into narrow alleys and then into squeeze chutes where they can be stopped and held for inspection, doctoring and branding is advantageous, the experience of most cowboys is that roping is still…
The Autry National Center of the American West in Los Angeles near Griffith Park is one of the best museum type organizations I know. We’ve been members since it was first opened and are constantly amazed at the quality and quantity of exhibits, events, research projects, group trips, etc. Gene…
Although most cowboys wear plain or patterned shirts for work, when it comes time for the Saturday night dance with that special cowgirl the boys do know how to dress up. Any man who has cowboy boots probably also has a “good” western shirt for special occasions. Originally 1920-30s Hollywood…
I get a lot of questions in my western buckle store Beal’s Cowboy Buckles about silver buckles. If it is real silver it will almost always be stamped on the back “sterling silver” or sometimes “SS”. The only way to know for sure is a chemical test that many higher…
