From the Center for Western and Cowboy website: “Joel Nelson, one of today’s most respected poets and reciters, resides in Alpine, Texas. He is a frequent participant at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada; the Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering in Prescott, Arizona; the Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering at…
Today’s article was written by guest blogger R. J. Sagely Bob has been interested in Old Californio/vaquero/buckaroo styles of horsemanship and its attendant gear for many years and has a business called Sage Saddlery. A LITTLE BACKGROUND Although the hobble is a tool that dates back centuries and was used…
From Wikipedia: “George Frances “Gabby” Hayes was born in 1885, the third of seven children in Wellsville, New York, and did not come from a cowboy background. In fact, he did not know how to ride a horse until he was in his forties and had to learn for movie…
by Dave Van Metre, DVM, DACVIM Extension Veterinarian, Colorado State University There are a lot of different opinions regarding which antibiotics are best for treating common infections – for example, pneumonia and footrot. How can a cow-calf producer make the best decision about which product to use and when? First,…
(NOTE: in 2014 I received a note from David Hakim letting me know that the above picture is actually Samuel Franklin Cody, not Buffalo Bill. He encouraged the public to confuse him with Buffalo Bill) From Wikipedia: “William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was…
