The National Little Britches Rodeo Association is the standard bearer of junior rodeo in the United States. Each year some 2,000 kids from 24 states compete in more than 275 Little Britches rodeos. Kids from age 5 through 18 are eligible to participate in five divisions: Little Wranglers (age 5-7),…
I attended this conference last year and will do so again this year. Highly recommend. Press Release from Texas A&M University: COLLEGE STATION – The 55th Annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled Aug. 3‐5 at Texas A&M University in College Station. “Planning committee members from around the…
In the “old days” cowboys wore cotton strips or handkerchiefs around their neck. Later “Wild Rag” scarves became more popular. The most common ones are silk because they are light weight and wick moisture away while retaining warmth and blocking the wind. Most come in 36″ or 44″ squares but…
Today’s cowgirls ride as the cowboys do with their feet on each side of the saddle but it wasn’t always that way for women. Women from earliest times rode horses as we do but in the middle ages the idea of a “proper” woman riding style was born. The first…
There is a lot to write about cowboy hats but here are a few interesting facts. Historians say the the origins of the first cowboy hats were in Mongolia where horseback riding was a way of life. The idea moved to Europe and transitioned into the Spanish sombrero (sombrero translates…
