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January 2010

Cowboy Wisdom

By | Media

(Thanks to my brother-in-law Mike Donnelly for sending me this) Never miss a chance to rest your horse If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around. Don’t worry about bitin’ off more’n you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole…

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Cowboy Poetry – Randy Rieman

By | Media, poetry

Randy Rieman has spent the last 30 years making his living horseback from cow/calf operations and grazing associations in Montana to stocker operations in Nevada and California. After several years of working with some of this generations finest horsemen, Randy spent 9 years starting hundreds of colts for the Parker…

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Thoroughbred Horses

By | Horses

One of the best known and recognized breed of horse is the Thoroughbred. The typical Thoroughbred ranges between 15.2 to 17.0 hands high (62 to 68 inches). They are most often bay, seal brown, chestnut, black, or gray. As the fastest of all horses over distance it can achieve a…

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Tie-Down Rope

By | Books, Cowgirls, Tack

A short length of rope is called a tie-down rope or a “piggin string” by cowboys. It has multiple uses and lengths and it a common item seen attached to saddles or sometimes chaps. You’ve probably see one if you’ve ever watched tie-down roping. It’s the short length of rope…

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