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Bowlegged Cowboys, Wagon Bosses and Apaches

by | Jun 16, 2020 | Departments

Ask the Marshall True West Magazine
If all of the cowboys in True West and other publications made their livelihood by sitting in the saddle on horseback, why do I never see any photos showing bowlegged cowboys? Larry Doehling, Surprise, Nebraska I believe the “bowlegged” cowboy is more of a cartoonish myth that looked good on a postcard. My uncle was a cowboy in Western Colorado all his life and wasn’t bowlegged. I’ve been bowlegged for a few minutes after 10 hours in the saddle, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one


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