If you like the idea of hiking or horse packing from Canada to Mexico along some of the most beautiful countryside in the world you’ll want to support the Continental Divide Trail Alliance. From their website: “Our Mission: To construct, manage and preserve a nonmotorized public backcountry trail along the…
One of the most famous brands in the cowboy world is the 6666 (Four Sixes) brand from Guthrie, Texas. At age 19 Samuel “Burk” Burnett (with a little help from his father) purchased a herd of 100 cattle wearing the 6666 brand. He negotiated rights to the brand as part…
Clint Orms’ custom buckles are today found in the finest western specialty shops because he is one of the best silversmiths we have. Inspired by great western silversmiths and apparel designers (including his mother and father) of historical Texas, the belt buckle styles are named after the counties of Texas….
The oldest and most common breed of horses in America are Quarter Horses. The original foundation horse was a combination of Mustang, Arabian Spanish Barb, and Morgan blood and the breed began to appear in the mid 1800s. The first horse officially known as a quarter horse was Steel Dust,…
OK, I admit it. This has nothing to do with cowboys but I like anything to do with cows. It’s a very cute 1927 black and white cartoon made by Winkler Productions called “The Mechanical Cow”. Walt Disney later took over the rights. It features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and…
