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An American Original
For three-quarters of a century, folks have been dancin’ in Anson. By Hanaba Welch
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Casey Tibbs
This rodeo icon demanded the same thing from life and horses: a great ride.
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Arizona's Historic Dude Ranch: Circle Z
Circle Z has maintained their heritage across centuries.
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Colorado's Oldest Continuously Operating Dude Ranch
More than 100 years ago, the Bar Lazy J opened its doors to adventurous travelers.
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California's Historic Dude Ranch: The Rankin Ranch
California's Historic Dude Ranch: The Rankin Ranch
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Montana's Historic Dude Ranches
Lone Mountain Ranch, The Ranch at Rock Creek, and 63 Ranch.
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Anna Perry-Fiske
Hawaii’s First Lady of Ranching was a real cowboy.
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It Happened Here: Pendleton, Ore.
The Pendleton Round-Up is the home of the grass field and some of the greatest stories of rodeo lore...
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Watt Matthews: Dean of Texas Cattlemen
Don’t be fooled by the East Coast college diploma—Watt Matthews was a true Westerner.
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How to swim cattle
From the words of Fay Ward''s The Cowboy at Work(1958), how to safely and successfully swim cattle.
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Jesse Chisholm
Though neither a rancher nor much of a cowboy, Jesse Chisholm established the most well-known and trafficked...
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It Happened Here: Buffalo, Wyo.
The birthplace of “the Western” is also where a magazine that celebrates the Cowboy began.
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