For Will Trentman, there’s no place like home.
The 21-year-old Oklahoma State University senior isn’t quite sure
what he wants to do when he graduates with a degree in ag business, but he
knows he wants to see a little of the world first.
“I want to see some countries and tour around a bit,” he says. “I ...
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When the Big Bend Ranch Rodeo was named the 2020 Sanctioned Rodeo of the year at the 25th WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo, it wasn’t only the rodeo committee members who felt honored. People from throughout the ranching community of Alpine, Texas, felt the glow of recognition and pride for their hometown ...
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A ubiquitous part of Western history and myth, the Texas Rangers are one of the most storied law enforcement agencies in the world. Their legacy is the product of nearly 200 years of protecting the frontier. Nearly as inextricable from Western history is the Colt firearm—the manufacturer of the gun that "won the West." ...
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According to the National Cancer Institute, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer within her lifetime. The disease doesn’t discriminate and affects women from all walks of life, from CEOs in big cities to ranching women in the heartland.
Brooke Cargill’s life has been touched by cancer multiple ...
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Welcome to the 25th Anniversary of the Working Ranch Cowboys Association World Championship Ranch Rodeo! For a quarter of a century (and with your help), this event, through the WRCA Foundation has been helping cowboys, cowgirls, and their families during difficult and trying times in their lives, and has helped hundreds ...
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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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