Cowboys have a long history of enjoying dancing. In West Texas alone, ranches in the late 1800s took turns holding winter dances “when ranch activities slackened a bit.”
Tennessee is the home of country and western music—the kind of music that most cowboys like to listen to.…
Jerry Diaz brought the pageantry of charro horsemanship to the masses. Now, as he passes the lessons of four…
This year marked Cheyenne’s 73rd annual western celebration—Frontier Days; and “Old Cheyenne,” as the Wyoming town is known to many cowboys, really drew contestants and spectators alike. Weeks ahead of the July 22-27 dates, all hotel and motel rooms were sold out for Frontier Days.
In many of the private schools throughout the country, horsemanship plays an important role. One such school is the Fountain Valley School for Boys, located a short distance south of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The man at the center of the pen, I discovered, was Larry Todd, a rancher from Willcox, Arizona, who’s been starting colts for the Potter Ranch for the past five years.
He’s been a champion roper, horse trainer, breeder, rodeo producer, industry visionary, association organizer, best-selling author, clinician, scholar, historian…
At age 45, Arizonan Edie Roer’s team roping career has just begun. Arizona cattleman Bill Roer describes his wife…
By BRUCE CLINTON, originally published in the September-October, 1941 The lariat has been in use as a “catch-rope” since…
