Western Pleasure is a very popular form of competition for horses and riders. From Wikipedia: “Western Pleasure is a western style competition at horse shows that evaluates horses on manners and suitability of the horse for a relaxed but collected gait cadence and relatively slow speed of gait, along with…
The sport of “cutting” a cow out of a herd and controlling it is a lot of fun. Remember that the rider is NOT giving directions during the competition once a cow has been selected, the horse is doing it all. I’m a member of the National Cutting Horse Association…
Lane Frost was a popular young bull rider from Colorado and later Oklahoma who was killed in 1989 in a tragic event accident. He was World Champion Bull Rider in 1987. A year later Lane managed to ride the bull Red Rock who had thrown 309 consecutive riders until he…
From the New York Times By WILLIAM GRIMES Published: July 5, 2009 It is not easy to whip out a pistol and split a playing card edgewise at 30 paces. Joe Bowman did it routinely, and he had a few more tricks up his elaborately embroidered western sleeve. Joe Bowman…
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is a famous place in Fort Worth, Texas. From their website: “Since it was established in 1975, the Museum has become an invaluable educational resource nationally known for its exhibits, research library, rare photography collection, and the honorees in its Hall of…
