Great new book called Cowboy Park by Santa Fe author and historian John O. Baxter. The book details steer roping competitions around 1900 when it was really steer “tipping”. The roping practice of the times was for one cowboy to head the cow (throw a loop around the head) and…
OK, I admit it. This has nothing to do with cowboys but I like anything to do with cows. It’s a very cute 1927 black and white cartoon made by Winkler Productions called “The Mechanical Cow”. Walt Disney later took over the rights. It features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and…
A mechanical cow is a device used to train horses and riders about handling cattle. Cows are expensive, working them takes off profitable fat, they can get injured and they need to be rotated frequently because they burn out on being worked aggressively. Nothing matches a real cow but a…
Most cattle owners brand their livestock for security reasons. But in addition to just having the ownership known producers need ways to identify a specific cow. Beef packagers have to keep documentation about the origins of their cows and they require them from “downstream” cattle producers so the result is…
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