Starting colts, working cattle and competing in cow horse events keep this Nevada horsewoman in the saddle day after day.
Ross Hecox read his first issue of Western Horseman at age 13 and has been reading the magazine ever since. While growing up in Texas, two of Ross’ main interests were horses and writing stories. At Texas A&M University, he majored in English with a creative writing track, and minored in Journalism. However, his favorite class was an equine science course in which students each started a 2-year-old under saddle.
Upon graduation, Ross began working for the Paint Horse Journal. After a two-year stint at the National Cutting Horse Association, he accepted a job as editor of Performance Horse magazine. In 2006, he began working for Western Horseman.
Ross and his wife, Amye, and their son, Drew, live in Weatherford, Texas. They have two horses and a handful of cows.
With grit, intelligence and a strong instinct to work, stock dogs are winning the affection and respect of cowboys and horsemen.
Kevin Meyer and Annette Coker demonstrate how their groundwork exercises develop suppleness that translates to the saddle. Groundwork exercises,…
For Red Steagall, the Western music and cowboy poetry he performs do much more than entertain. They promote and preserve one of America’s most valuable assets.
Members of the Babbitt Ranches crew discuss securing the legacy of the historic northern Arizona cattle outfit. Getting the…
The scene of a cowboss catching horses at daylight has epitomized life on the wagon for more than 100 years.
In March 2021, Road to the Horse made a strong comeback and gave fans an entertaining experience centered on competition and sound horsemanship.
Respected ranchers and breeders throughout the United States rank the best bloodlines used in today’s working ranch remudas.
Using hobbles goes beyond keeping horses from wandering off when no hitching rail, rigid fence or stout tree can be found. Horses learn to stay calm and collected whenever they get in a bind.
