The acquisition of the horse in the 1600s brought immediate and sweeping changes to the Plains Indians. For the first ti…
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What Books on Frontier Horses Would You Recommend?
What books on frontier horses would you recommend? Koen Kop Berlin, Germany I highly recommend books by Will James, incl…
The Horse Returns to North America The greatest of these "Horse Indians" were the Comanche, who were as you know neighbors to the east of the Pueblo.
The end of the Pleistocene epoch, a geological period spanning roughly 2.5 million to 12,000 years ago brought about cli…
Western Events for June 2018 Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this June.
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this June. Adventure Dude Season Kick Off Loveland, CO, …
Bad Horsemanship Hank Vaughan bit the dust under his own horse.
Hank Vaughan was a gunfighter in the Northwest. One shootout claimed the life of a lawman; Vaughan did hard time in the …
What did Cowboys Carry Behind Their Saddles?
What did cowboys carry behind their saddles? Zane Green Braintree, Essex, England Depending on the weather, cowboys usua…
Western Events for April 2018 Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this April.
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this April. Adventure 1836 Chuckwagon Race Neches, TX, A…
Sitting Bull’s Dancing Horse A meeting missed between the Lakota holy man and world-renowned showman “Buffalo Bill” Cody.
A strange and heartbreaking moment transpired outside Sitting Bull’s cabin in 1890, while he was being assassinated duri…
The Scandalous Saddle Women riding aside leads to dangerous (and ridiculous) saddle invention.
As absurd as this may sound, the sidesaddle took hold in the 14th century to protect the virginity of a teenaged princes…
Death-Defying Riders of the Pony Express Sifting through the myths to uncover the gritty truths about Pony Express riders.
When America’s first Pony Express rider set off on April 3, 1860, from St. Joseph, Missouri, launching a coast-to-coast …