Here we are, the top spot. After months of slowly unveiling
the top reasons to be a cowboy, hopefully the No. 1 reason is obvious: the
people.
Interestingly, as I examined the other top 24 reasons, on
nearly all of them I found myself having to purposely write around mentioning
the people in this lifestyle as the ...
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“A man has to have a code, a creed to live by.” —John Wayne
Lewis and Clark didn’t return from their Westward expedition
with a document outlining how one should live on the east side of the
Mississippi River. Sitting Bull didn’t whisper an ancient secret to Buffalo
Bill Cody. Before heading north with a ...
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Growing up, I looked so forward to the times our family
would gather with friends, extended family, and new acquaintances for one
simple reason: the stories.
Whether it was a branding, working cutting horses in
anticipation of an event, or even weddings and funerals, as the business of the
day concluded, invariably, ...
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Another regular season is in the books, and with that, here’s the official list of teams that have qualified for the WCRR!
Thompson Ranch; Munday, TX, qualified; at Wild Horse Prairie Days Ranch Rodeo
Singleton Ranches; Lamy, NM; qualified at Fort Sumner Ranch Rodeo
Sandhill Cattle Co. / McMillen Ranch; Earth, ...
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The idea that within the cowboy icon there exists myth rubs
modern-day punchers the wrong way. To suggest that there is falsehood
surrounding our chosen profession in the form of myths is understandably
offensive.
However, I believe there is unquestionably a strong cowboy
mythology and hope to—in 400 words or ...
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We’ve reached rarified air, unveiling the top 5 in our top 25 reasons to be a cowboy in honor of the 25th Annual World Championship Ranch Rodeo this Nov. 12–15 in Amarillo, Texas. As this list unfolds, I will say that any of these top 5 could be arranged in any order and I wouldn’t argue with you. But for number 5, ...
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On September 17, the Working Ranch Cowboys Association announced that the World Championship Ranch Rodeo would still happen—with some tweaks to meet the state’s social distancing and capacity restrictions.
First, it’s necessary to give credit to the WRCA staff and board who worked tirelessly through myriad ...
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A big brimmed hat, tall-topped boots, long sleeve shirt, denim britches, and spurs jingling: the cowboy get-up is pretty simple. But within those few parameters lies multitudes.
To the uninitiated, those basic duds only mean one thing: a
cowboy. Line up a buckaroo from Nevada, a puncher from Texas, an Arizona hand,
a ...
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Here are the official results for the 2020 Jackie Perkins Memorial Ranch Rodeo! Congratulations and a job well done to everyone who entered up!
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