Cowboys had little time for breakfast, which must be eaten quickly and with no fuss. “Each man, as he comes up, grasps a tin cup and plate from the...
Lead and Negligees for Breakfast?
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Frontier Headache
One of the most unpredictable, harrowing, sometimes embarrassing and always painful misfortunes that a cowboy could expect in the Old West was being...
Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Eschewing the bustle for the hustle, rodeo cowgirls donned long, wide-legged...
Religion Against Profit
Frederic Remington’s bronzes took in most of the top Western art bids at Altermann’s auction on November 14, 2010, yet the bottom five of the top 10...
Cut the Tent, Unleash the War
January 28, 1861 John Ward rides 11 miles to petition Fort Buchanan commander Lt. Col. Pitcairn Morrison to help recover Ward’s stepson Felix, who...
That Other Rooster Cogburn
With the Coen brothers’ remake of 1968’s True Grit, everybody seems to be comparing Jeff Bridges’ Rooster Cogburn to John Wayne’s Academy...
Trailer Safety
Living quarter horse trailers and RV’s are important tools for the traveling competitive horseman. Providing a home on the road and a portable tack...
Wham, Bam, Thank You Uncle Sam!
May 11, 1889 Riding in a dougherty (canopied ambulance), U.S. Army Paymaster Maj. Joseph Washington Wham (rhymes with bomb) is on his way to pay...
1929’s Hell’s Heroes
Being the severely-obsessed movie geek that I am (I’ve seen nearly 5,000 movies and keep a list), combined with the fact that William Wyler is my...
Streets of Laredo/Dead Man’s Walk
Both the prequel and the sequel to CBS’s Emmy award-winning Lonesome Dove miniseries are now available in two-disc DVD packages. Neither 1996’s Dead...
The Last of the Mohicans
Strangely, the Blu-ray package of Michael Mann’s The Last of the Mohicans does not have the isolated musical track that accompanied the 2001 DVD...
What the Cowboy Life Taught Raoul Walsh
Note to aspiring filmmakers: If you're looking for a film school, give Raoul Walsh's curriculum a try. It's called Life. Before he was old enough to...