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Growing Up Cowboy Contest Winner
Nearly 100 entrants submitted their story for American Cowboy Magazine’s Growing Up Cowboy contest, but...
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Branded: The Spade Ranch
The Spade Ranch embraces innovation and respects tradition.
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Steers and Beers
There is a well-documented and sometimes dubious connection between cowboy culture and alcohol, but beef...
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At Home with Tom Oar
Editor Bob Welch visits with the mountain man.
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Chef of the Plains
Charlie Ferguson cooks for the biggest ranches in the West.
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Denver's Buckhorn Exchange
Get served history alongside your steak!
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The Real McCoy
This entrepreneur started the cattle boom and put Abilene on the map.
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From Pasture to Plate
More than ever, the American consumer wants to know where their food comes from. The trend is finding...
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Dog Helps Man
Control your heard with a well-trained stock dog—a good cattle dog can do the work of three cowboys.
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Horses for Heroes
This program connects soldiers and horses in order to help begin the healing process.
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Where did it come from? Western music
From the Oregon Trail to Toy Story, Western and cowboy music has helped shape the collective consciousness...
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It Happened Here: Chincoteague, Va.
At the Chincoteague Pony Drive, saltwater cowboys round up wild island ponies, and drive them across...
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