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Read MoreCowboy Approved Potato Casserole
By popular request, here is the potato casserole recipe that was served at this year’s branding. Belinda Sursa is a former team roper, all around ranch hand, and as part of being married to a New Mexico cowboy, she can cook too. She has fed day workin’ crews for...
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Read MoreCowboy Gear: Chaps
Chinks. Leggin’s. Woolies. Batwings. Hair pants. Shotguns. “Humans dress up but the cowboy dresses down.” Short for chaparejos, the Spanish term for overalls or leather breeches, chaps are an important part of the cowboy’s wardrobe. Northern cowboys used angora or sheep pelts for warmth; “woolies”. Texas...
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Read MoreCowboy Gear: Hat
Stetson. Conk-case. Lid. War-bonnet. Ten-gallon. “Don’t Mess with a cowboy’s hat.” The cowboy hat remains a universal image of the working cowboy. If you put one on your head, you’ll feel taller, perhaps a little more adventurous. In the fraction of a second, you suddenly become part of...
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Read MoreCowboy Gear: Wild Rag
Bandana. Neckerchief. Wipes. Wild Rag. “It’s the man that’s the cowhand, not the outfit he wears.” The history of cowboy gear can be traced back to the Spanish Vaquero, who without question, looked very fine sitting astride a horse. The clothes they wore added much to their mystique and...
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Read MoreBranding Crew Pea Salad
It’s that time of year… Time to round up the new crop of Angus calves for branding and vaccines. Cowboys and cowgirls are on their horses at sunrise, and the work is done by noon, way before the thermometer will reach its peak. The branding crews are quick and...
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Read MoreCalf on the ground!
“Nobody ever drowned himself in sweat.” Finally – it is spring! Birds singing, flower and garden planting, evening walks and vacation planning. If your livelihood has anything to do with a cattle ranch though, you best hold up because spring is when the real work begins. Cowmen spend...
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Read MoreHey Mom, You Should Know…
…I Kept the Bedspread. Remember the one that matched that wacky green carpet and odd gold walls in the new house on Cleveland Street? You laid it across your bed one day: mauve and pale pink flowers on a leafy background of green and gold along with a plaid...
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Read MoreTrouble in Texas: Horse Thieves
A wild west adventure story, which all begins because of a missing horse. Click Here: Buy it now! Click on the BOOKS Tab at the top of the page for more details about the book. I’m releasing the first two chapters of my new book exclusively to my Email Newsletter...
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All About Flash, a Rescue Horse
The story behind the true story of a Rescue Horse named Flash. CENTER STAGE Near the end of the outdoor musical, the stage lights dimmed as shooting streams of choreographed water sprays glisten in red, white and blue spotlights. A lone rider on a beautiful blood bay horse emerged from the shadows of mesquite trees. The rider, her horse and the American flag she held were silhouetted against the backdrop of the spraying water and the lighted canyon walls....
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Let’s Go to the RODEO!
Let’s Go to the RODEO (plus a few books you can add to your reading list)! One thing I’ve learned from raising two boys is that they don’t sit idle for very long and everything is a competition. It makes perfect sense that the work done every day by residents of the early western frontier would eventually be turned into a competitive spectator sport. Cowtown Competitions In a previous blog, I wrote about bull riding and how the cowboys...
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The Culture of Bullfighting & Bullriding
We had an interesting discussion at my writers critique group meeting about the ancient culture of bullfighting. A concept that is slightly different from our rodeo culture. (I love how writers are able to greet new subject matter with hyper curiosity.) A member of our group is researching the Spanish Matador for a story and I thought you might be interested in reading about the contrast. Bullfighting The centuries old performance can be traced as far back as ancient Rome...
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FLASH Update: Book 3 and Book 4!
The Latest FLASH News Thanks to everyone who purchased an eBook about Flash. We are so excited about your interest in the spotted horse. FLASH is first being introduced as an electronic book through Amazon Kindle. He’s been sitting on the Top Ten Bestseller List on Amazon in “Where We Live, Farm and Ranch Lifestyle” category for the past several weeks! For those who have asked, there are no print books yet. Amazon is the largest distributor of eBooks,...
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