One of the premier buckle makers of our time, Vogt Western Silver Ltd., is located in Woodland, California and always has great craftsmanship and interesting designs. The Vogt business is a small 35 year old family business with three generations involved. Cattle rancher Chet and his son Casey own and…
Cutting is the skill of taking one or two specific cows out of a herd by placing your horse in the right position to get it to move in the right direction. Cowboys do this routinely to isolate a cow for branding, doctoring or to move it to a different…
Sad story about how a major ranching operation in California is slipping away. You can see the full story by clicking HERE.
Kathy and I attended the Ty Murray Invitational Professional Bull Riders event yesterday in Albuquerque. The PBR is the top of the bull riding world and we’ve gone to several events over the years, including the finals in Las Vegas. If you’ve never been they are a lot of fun…
Welcome to my new blog about the cowboy lifestyle. As you know I have a business selling cowboy buckles (www.bealscowboybuckles.com) so will periodically talk about buckles and feature special ones. And I’ll tell stories about horses and cows – the two main things that cowboys do – plus western tack…
