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Day of the Gaucho Waning in Argentina

By | Cattle, Cowboys, Ranches

Argentina’s Beef Debate: Feedlot or Grassland? By Juan Forero Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, September 10, 2009 The world’s top cattle producing countries have been penning up cattle for years, and now Argentina, which has slipped from the international beef dominance it once enjoyed, is following the trend. But a…

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The Lone Ranger

By | Media

The Lone Ranger was a fictional masked Texas Ranger who rode with his Indian sidekick Tonto. His ‘Hi-yo, Silver, away!” saying and his white horse were, and actually still are, famous throughout the world. Growing up I loved hearing his program and I’m sure it helped inspire me to become…

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Cowboy Poetry – Bull Ride

By | Media

A friend sent me this poem a while back, sorry but I don’t know who wrote it. He wuz one rank bull, PSYCHO wuz his name, His only purpose in life wuz to inflict pain! I wuz really depressed, I didn’t have a chance! Maybe I’d skip all this, and…

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Brands

By | Tack

Brands are used to permanently mark cattle or horses with a unique image or set of characters. The origin of branding livestock dates from 2700 B.C. Today brands are documented in brand books maintained by state officials or in a few cases by cattle associations. My families 100 year old…

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