The stories of cowboy life on the Chisholm Trail are often recounted; even John Wayne shared a slice of Chisholm cowboyin’ in 1948’s Red River. But what about the horses who survived the up-to-two-month arduous trip leading thousands of longhorn cattle through canyons, rivers and open ranges from Texas to Kansas railheads? Who were they? Fearless, fast, noble and smart with cow sense are some words that might make it into the job description; steeldust might be another. Foaled by a

August 2011
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- Llano, Texas
- Jody Dahl
- 1956’s The Last Hunt
- Vera Cruz
- The Comancheros
- Apaches in the Southwest’s Borderlands
- Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands
- The Floor of Heaven
- Route 66 Missouri
- Steeldusts on the Chisholm Trail
- The Hotel Heroes of Small-Town Texas
- “Most Interesting Spot”
- Parlez-vous francais?
- Spittle, Flies and Dixie Cups
- Tragic Fight on the Devil’s Backbone
- West of Mystery
- Plains Indian Shirt Sets New World Record
- Medicine Bags to Purses
- A Bandido’s California Colt
- The Man Behind the Myth
- The Cowboy from Quebec
- The Faithful Dog
- Happy 225th Birthday, Davy Crockett!
- Ghost Towns of Route 66
- Was Geronimo a Terrorist?