Many young cowboys and cowgirls have their first ride on a sheep (called mutton busting) which are often as fast as a bull but don’t buck much and are a lot closer to the ground. And many youngsters find a way to get on a calf and go for a…
When I moved to New Mexico one of the first thing I discovered were green chile burgers. Yum! I’m lucky that a great restaurant near our home, the Bobcat Bite owned by friends John and Bonnie Eckre, specializes in green chile burgers. The Bobcat Bite has been rated by several…
A few years ago I took riding lessons at the Menlo Circus Club in California using the English riding style. Even learned to jump and entered a competition. Fun but I’ll stick with my western riding.
You’ll have to click HERE to see this 1898(!) video made by Thomas Edison(!) of a calf branding. The cameraman placed his camera near a fire where some branding irons were being heated. As the film begins, three men can be seen going through the various operations of branding calves….
Since 1980 the number of beef operations has dropped from 1.6 million to 950,000. Cattle farmers ranchers now receive 43% of the retail value of a steer compared to 62% in 1980. This is mostly because the big five beef packing houses have done exclusive “deals” with auction houses that…
