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Standing, elbows resting on the corral fence, I looked at my pen of horses. Through their movements and my memories, their personalities all began to emerge. I thought of how this one was an exceptional athlete but didn’t have as much confidence as that one. I thought about how another one loved to run to and rope a cow ...
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Part of the Working Ranch Cowboys Association’s mission statement is to “preserve the lifestyle of the working ranch cowboy.”
This idea of preservation of heritage seems to be more and more divisive with each passing day in our present culture. A high school in San Francisco recently made headlines for considera...
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Recently, I spent a couple of days with the cowboy photographer and artist, Peter Robbins, as he was working on a photo shoot for a clothing company. Watching him—or any artist work—is endlessly fascinating to me. The places and ways these people find beauty and motivation is a glimpse into the diversity of humanity.
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Fight back against misinformation by pointing to the facts.
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There’s little question that when cowboys converse, it may take a translator for the uninitiated to understand. In celebration of the puncher parlance, here’s some entertaining cowboy idioms and slang terms of yesteryear, pulled from the wonderful book, Cowboy Lingo, by Ramon F. Adams.
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He doesn’t climb walls or swing from skyscrapers, but Singleton Ranches’ Thorn Doc Bar (barn name, Spider) is a superhero in the eyes of Wesley Gugdell. And now, everybody who's watched the WRCA’s World Championship Ranch Rodeo in Amarillo knows too.
For the first time, the WRCA named the top Ranching Heritage ...
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In 1948, Howard Hawks released Red River starring John Wayne. Though not his breakout role, critics argue that it was in this role as Thomas Dunson that Wayne began to show his range as an actor. In honor of the film’s 70th anniversary (ok, we're posting this article a little late!), we rank Duke’s top 10 Western ...
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Justin Peterson’s only goal at the 2018 World Championship Ranch Rodeo in Amarillo, Texas, was a world title for the Haywire Cattle Company. Any other accolades would be incidental.
As it turned out, Haywire came close. After winning both the bronc riding and the calf branding averages, Haywire finished second to ...
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One of the most unique elements of ranching culture is the brand. The idea of identifying one’s livestock by burning letters, numbers or objects on them is at once peculiar and unavoidable. From the days of the Old West until now, branding is the only surefire (no pun intended) way to claim ownership. Down through time, ...
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