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December 2009

Cattle Raisers Museum

By | Museums

A new museum is being built in Fort Worth to celebrate cattle raisers. From their website: “For more than a quarter of a century, the Cattle Raisers Museum has entertained and educated visitors with the real story of the cattle and ranching industries in the Southwest. In late 2009, we’ll…

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Cavvy Marks

By | Horses

From the cowboyshowcase.com website: “A “cavvy” is a group of ranch horses. The word comes from the term “cavvietta,” derived from Spanish and referring to the whole herd of horses that a ranch owns. The cavvy of horses is gathered by the horse wrangler in the morning and walked to…

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Lynn Locatelli – Low Stress Cattle Handling

By | Cattle, Schools, Trainers

One of the best experts on the low stress cattle handling techniques first formulated by Bud Williams is veterinarian Lynn Locatelli. She was trained under Temple Grandin, who is a world-renowned cattle handler, author, and professor at Colorado State. Lynn emphasizes that all human contact shapes the animals’ behavior, that…

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