Watched Gene Autry’s 1952 movie Barbed Wire the other night. I love those old westerns. It was directed by George Archainbaud and besides Gene starred Pat Buttram and Anne James. I couldn’t find any place to buy the DVD but I saw it on Turner Classics Network. Synopsis In 1878…
A neighbor sent this to me. Cowboy rules for: Arizona, Texas , Oklahoma, Colorado , New Mexico , Wyoming , Montana , Utah ,Nebraska, Idaho and the rest of the Wild West are as follows: 1. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot. 2. Turn your cap right,…
One of the most famous and well loved old time country music groups is Riders In The Sky. From their website: “For thirty years Riders In The Sky have been keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, reviving and revitalizing…
A Texas ranch with a lot of history is the Espuela Cattle Company located in Dixon. There’s even a Espuela Land & Cattle Co Restaurant & Steakhouse. From their website: “The Espuela (Spur) Cattle Company, a Texas corporation headed by Alfred M. Britton and S. W. Lomax, was formed in…
Today’s blog is by: Stephen B. Blezinger Ph.D., PAS and first appeared in http://www.cattletoday.com A few years ago I wrote an article entitled “So You want to be a Purebred Cattle Rancher. . .” I was amazed at the follow up calls I received from this article and still get…
