On The Cover
Stefanie Travers’ painting, “As the Day Is Long”
Features
The Western Horseman Community
Over the course of 90 years, four factors have contributed to the relevance of Western Horseman: community, content, credibility and causes. The first is something experienced by both staff and readers. BY ROSS HECOX, Page 71
Legends of the Page
Western Horseman has celebrated the horses and horsemen who shaped our pages. These are the legends whose influence still rides with us today. BY KENSIE DARST-TODD, Page 80
Western Expressions
Fine art is a tradition of Western Horseman covers; however, photography modernized the magazine and connected readers to the faces and places they never imagined seeing up close. BY JENNIFER DENISON, Page 90
Contents
Remudas Beau Simmons captures a day of branding at Montana’s legendary Dragging Y Cattle Company, Page 21
Living The Dream Tucker Brown uses social media to share the legacy and daily life of the R.A. Brown Ranch, Page 27
Women Of The West A lifelong cowgirl, Jody Haythorn has spent 40 years shaping Nebraska’s Haythorn Ranch, Page 30
From The Lens Darrell Dodds reflects on decades behind the camera capturing the people, horses and moments that shaped Western Horseman, Page 32
Where Are They Now Fifteen years after his Western Horseman cover, Cleve Anseth still cowboys in the Great Basin, Page 38. Read the full story here.
Real Life Ranch Wife Jolyn Young reflects on how a lifelong love of Western Horseman inspired her to write for the magazine she grew up reading, Page 40
Western Art Western Horseman marks 90 years with its first Cover Art Contest, celebrating artists from the past and present, Page 45
Rodeo A look back at the 1936 Boston strike that birthed the Cowboys’ Turtle Association and forever changes professional rodeo, Page 57
Cowboy Spirit A look back at Western Horseman’s former “Junior Horseman” department and how a pen pal letter connected young readers, Page 60
Western Preview Tried and True Gear: classic products that have earned the trust of horsemen for generations, Page 64
Backcountry Former Western Horseman columnist Ben Masters reflects on how his time writing the “Backcountry” column helped shaped his journey, Page 67
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I was reminiscing with my 97-year-old mother today about growing up in the 1960’s, how I dreamed of having a horse of my own someday. I poured over the advertisements in Western Horseman magazine every year before the holidays, hoping that this would be the Christmas that I unwrapped a box filled with one of the complete saddle and tack sets I had seen in your pages. I am almost seventy years old now, but still feel that same sense of excitement and possibility whenever I see your magazine cover. I am so pleased to find out that you are still going strong after 90 years. Maybe tomorrow will be the day I find that package under my Christmas tree!