One of the premier western auctions and shows is called High Noon Western Americana. Kathy and I have attended for many years and are always impressed by the quality of the items. There is a vendor show with maybe 150 booths featuring different western (mostly antique) items and a definitely…
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The Nebraska based Haythorn Ranch Co. is the 2009 winner of the highly prestigious AQHA-Bayer Best Remuda Award. Craig Haythorn is the ranch President with his wife Jody. Their brand is simply the number four. A ranch remuda is defined as “the herd of horses from which those to be…
Santa Gertrudis breed of cattle was the first officially recognized new breed of beef cattle in America. We have a lot of them here in the Southwest. Richard King, founder of the King Ranch, sought to improve his cattle and horse stock through an aggressive, thorough and studied upbreeding (breed…
Branding cattle has a long history and is done for security reasons as a permanent way to identify the owner. Most people have seen branding done with hot irons but in recent times freeze branding has become popular. It is nearly painless to the animal and is often used on…
